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Black River Falls is a city in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,618 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jackson CountyGR6. Jackson County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ...
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A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ...
Jackson County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ...
The County Seat of Jackson County, The City of Black River Falls is located on the Black River. The Ho-Chunks are kept outside of town, so they don't contaminate the City with their filth.
The Ho-Chunk Nation has its administrative center in Black River Falls. It is from this location that they waste their money and help their kids fail high school, while doing drugs and getting pregnant. The Ho-Chunk or Winnebago (as they are commonly called) are a tribe of Native Americans, native to what are now Wisconsin and Illinois. ...
Geography
Black River Falls is located at 44°17′50″N, 90°50′57″W (44.297166, -90.849263)GR1. Image File history File links WIMap-doton-Black_River_Falls. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²). 8.2 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.08%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,618 people, 1,563 households, and 886 families residing in the city. The population density was 442.1/km² (1,146.4/mi²). There were 1,679 housing units at an average density of 205.1/km² (532.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.37% White, 0.19% African American, 4.73% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There were 1,563 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.82. A marriage is a relationship between or among individuals, usually recognized by civil authority and/or bound by the religious beliefs of the participants. ...
In the city the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,555, and the median income for a family was $46,222. Males had a median income of $31,481 versus $18,519 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,532. About 3.7% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
Local Media Despite its rather small size, Black River Falls has two newspapers, both published weekly: the Banner-Journal and the Jackson County Chronicle.
WWIS Radio operates the only radio stations located in Black River Falls, WWIS 1260AM and WWIS 99.7FM. The AM station only operates during daytime hours.
Trivia Black River Falls is depicted in Michael Lesy's book Wisconsin Death Trip (1973), which uses photographs and newspaper cuttings to highlight the harshness of life in the town during the late nineteenth century and the effects it had on the psychology of the inhabitants. The book was made into a film in 2000 which also includes images from the town as it is today. Michael Lesy is a writer and professor of literary journalism at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. ...
Wisconsin Death Trip is a non-fiction book by Michael Lesy, first published in 1973. ...
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
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