Welcome to Black River Falls ...
The city of Black River Falls is located in Jackson County<1> and is the County Seat for Jackson County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Black River Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
A typical abbreviation for Black River Falls: Black Riv. Falls
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Black River Falls has a population of 3,477 people<2> (see below for details).
Black River Falls is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Black River Falls lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Black River Falls had an population of 3,477 people. This is a decrease of 4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.9% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Black River Falls had a population of 3,622 people (which is 17.7% of the total population of Jackson County). This makes Black River Falls the county's most populous community.
The population of Black River Falls represents 0.06% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 241st most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,622 people, the population of Black River Falls has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,618 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Black River Falls.
Websites for Black River Falls ...
Official Website: www.blackriverfalls.com/
Chamber of Commerce: www.blackrivercountry.com/
Communities near Black River Falls ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Black River Falls.
- Blair
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Merrillan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Alma Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Melrose
- From Black River Falls to Melrose
- Taylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Hixton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hixton
- From Black River Falls to Hixton
- Pigeon Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pigeon Falls
- From Black River Falls to Pigeon Falls
- Millston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Millston
- From Black River Falls to Millston
- Lynxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Hatfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hatfield
- From Black River Falls to Hatfield
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Black River Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black River Falls.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Black River Falls. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black River Falls.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Black River Falls. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Black River Falls.
Adding Black River Falls to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Black River Falls in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Black River Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Black River Falls post office opened in 1849.
We also found Black River Falls in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Black River Falls.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Black River Falls: www.blackriverfalls.com/
The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Black River Falls. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black River Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |