THE BLACK EARTH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Blufflands and Coulees setting.
Black Earth village has 0.84 square miles of land in Dane County. Its Census reference point is in Blufflands and Coulees, within Driftless Area.
Deeply cut valleys divide a bedrock plateau with windblown soil on many uplands. Glaciers had less influence here than in neighboring regions, leaving a distinctly hilly landscape.
Regional context: Driftless Area ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Black Earth and Dane County
Black Earth is associated with Dane County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Black Earth by land and water
The Census records 0.01 square miles of water within Black Earth, or 1.3% of its total area. It is 2 percentage points lower than the 3.3% recorded for Dane County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Black Earth village has 4.9% of the land area of nearby Black Earth town (17.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

