Black Earth, Wisconsin

{{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Black Earth, Wisconsin | settlement_type = [[Village]] | nickname = | motto =  | image_skyline = Blackearth-jul11.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal =  | image_map = File:Dane County Wisconsin Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Black Earth Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_caption = Location of Black Earth in Dane County, Wisconsin.

| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Wisconsin}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane]]

| government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date =  | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 2.22 | area_land_km2 = 2.19 | area_water_km2 = 0.03 | area_total_sq_mi = 0.85 | area_land_sq_mi = 0.84 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.01

| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] | population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Black Earth village, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Black%20Earth%20village,%20Wisconsin |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 26, 2024}}</ref> | population_total = 1493 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = auto

| timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3-u">{{cite gnis|1561861|Black Earth|2026-02-24}}</ref> | elevation_m = 255 | elevation_ft = 837 | coordinates = {{coord|43|8|12|N|89|44|51|W|region:US-WI|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = [[Area code 608|608]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 55-07825<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 1582820<ref name="GR3-u" /> | website = [http://www.blackearthwisconsin.com Village of Black Earth] | footnotes = }}

'''Black Earth''' is a village in [[Dane County, Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 1,493 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The village is located within the [[Black Earth (town), Wisconsin|Town of Black Earth]]. It is part of the [[Madison, Wisconsin metropolitan area|Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History== In 1851, the town board renamed the town Farmersville, but the name Black Earth was readopted in 1857.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackearth.org/history/|title=History of Black Earth|last=Schreiner|first=Tony|access-date=May 15, 2009}}</ref>

In June 1984, the [[Barneveld, Wisconsin tornado outbreak|Barneveld Tornado]] ripped through part of Black Earth, damaging and destroying several buildings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/document/tor/060884.php|title=Barneveld F5 Tornado June 8, 1984|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=May 15, 2009}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.86|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.85|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics== {{US Census population | align = left | 1890 = 355 | 1910 = 479 | 1920 = 464 | 1930 = 490 | 1940 = 531 | 1950 = 655 | 1960 = 784 | 1970 = 1114 | 1980 = 1145 | 1990 = 1248 | 2000 = 1320 | 2010 = 1338 | 2020 = 1493 | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }}

===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,338 people, 559 households, and 346 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1574.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 582 housing units at an average density of {{convert|684.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 559 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.1% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the village was 41.5 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 29.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

===2000 census=== [[File:Depot Museum, Black Earth, Wisconsin.jpg|thumb|Depot Museum in Black Earth]]

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,320 people, 514 households, and 358 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 1,991.6 people per square mile (772.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 527 housing units at an average density of 795.1 per square mile (308.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 96.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.68% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.74% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] of any race.

There were 514 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present And 30.2% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $51,548, and the median income for a family was $58,421. Males had a median income of $37,130 versus $28,828 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $21,363. About 1.4% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

==In popular culture== Chicago indie rock band [[Ratboys]] named a song from their 2023 album [[The Window (Ratboys album)|The Window]] after Black Earth.

==References== {{Commons category|Black Earth, Wisconsin}} {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.blackearthwisconsin.com/ Village of Black Earth] * [http://www.blackearth.org Black Earth Chamber of Commerce] * Sanborn fire maps: [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/4396 1894] [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/4768 1899]

[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]] [[Category:Villages in Dane County, Wisconsin]] [[Category:Madison metropolitan area]]