THE RIVER FALLS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lower St. Croix and Vermillion Valleys setting.
River Falls city has 7.46 square miles of land in Pierce County, St. Croix County. Its Census reference point is in Lower St. Croix and Vermillion Valleys, within Western Corn Belt Plains.
Glacial till plains and windblown loess hills make up the Western Corn Belt landscape. Near-level and rolling terrain are interspersed with steeper river valleys and hills.
Regional context: Western Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
River Falls intersects 2 county geographies: Pierce County, St. Croix County. A River Falls mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
River Falls by land and water
The Census records 0.08 square miles of water within River Falls, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 16.2 percentage points lower than the 17.3% recorded for Wisconsin. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, River Falls city has 17.1% of the land area of nearby River Falls town (43.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

