THE BLACK RIVER FALLS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glacial Lake Wisconsin Sand Plain setting.
Black River Falls city has 4.24 square miles of land in Jackson County. Its Census reference point is in Glacial Lake Wisconsin Sand Plain, within North Central Hardwood Forests.
This transition between northern forests and southern farming country includes lakes, wetlands and hardwood woodland. Glacial landforms support a mosaic of open land and wooded areas.
Regional context: North Central Hardwood Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Black River Falls and Jackson County
Black River Falls is associated with Jackson 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 River Falls by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Black River Falls, or 0.9% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 1.3% recorded for Jackson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Black River Falls city has 9% of the land area of nearby Brockway town (47.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.