St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin facts for kids

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Location of St. Croix Falls in Polk County, Wisconsin.
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Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Polk
Area
• Total	5.12 sq mi (13.25 km2)
• Land	4.98 sq mi (12.91 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,133
• Estimate  (2019)	2,046
• Density	410.51/sq mi (158.49/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	54024
Area code(s)	715 & 534
FIPS code	55-70550

St. Croix Falls is a city in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,133 at the 2010 census. The city is located within the Town of St. Croix Falls.

U.S. Route 8, Wisconsin Highway 35, and Wisconsin Highway 87 are three of the main arterial routes in the city.

Geography

St. Croix Falls is located at 45°24′43″N 92°38′20″W / 45.41194°N 92.63889°W / 45.41194; -92.63889 (45.411956, -92.638916).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.78 square miles (12.38 km²), of which, 4.67 square miles (12.10 km²) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km²) is water.

St. Croix Falls is adjacent to Taylors Falls, Minnesota, across The St. Croix River.

Demographics

2016 census

As of the census of 2016, there were 2,093 people, 967 households, and 522 families living in the city. The population density was 456.7 inhabitants per square mile (176.3/km²). There were 1,088 housing units at an average density of 233.0 per square mile (90.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.7% White, 0.3% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 967 households, of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.0% were non-families. 40.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the city was 44.3 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 21.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.9% male and 55.1% female.

Education

St. Croix Falls School District is the local school district. St. Croix Falls High School is the local high school.

Festivals

Wannigan Days is a four day festival, held in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin and Taylors Falls, Minnesota, meant as a celebration of the logging history of the saint Croix region.

Points of interest

Thomas Henry Thompson House, Historic Site

Public Library on Main Street, February 2016

St. Croix Falls abuts two parks whose focal points are the St. Croix River (Wisconsin-Minnesota). It is home to the Park Headquarters for the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, and it lies adjacent to the Interstate Park, a state park of Minnesota and Wisconsin that spans the Minnesota-Wisconsin state line along the St. Croix River Dalles with parts of the park on both sides.

St. Croix Falls is the western terminus of the Ice Age Trail and the Gandy Dancer State Trail.

The St. Croix Falls Dam was built over the city's namesake falls.

The Cushing Land Agency Building, Lamar Community Center and Thomas Henry Thompson House are located in St. Croix Falls.

St. Croix Dock is located in St. Croix Falls. People can rent kayaks and canoes to enjoy the St. Croix River.

Wisconsin. Photo of the St. Croix River at the Interstate Park.

Notable people

• Anders James Nelson, Ball State All American Middle Blocker

• Vernon A. Forbes, Oregon State Representative
• Donald L. Iverson, Wisconsin State Representative
• Megan Kalmoe, U.S. Olympian
• William R. Marshall, Governor of Minnesota
• James Henry McCourt, Wisconsin State Representative
• John Morgan, U.S. Navy Vice Admiral
• Roy Patterson, who played Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox from 1901 through 1907.
• James Breck Perkins, author, United States House of Representatives

History of St. Croix Falls

St. Croix Falls, Taylors Falls, 1865, log jam.

Log jam at the St. Croix

In the 1840s the land that would become saint Croix falls was indirectly settled by Scandinavian and Germens. After the increase of logging, and the founding of the Cushing Land Company, Saint Croix Falls became incorporated in Wisconsin during 1887. The logging industry became important in St Croix falls, attracting New England Immigrants which started a chain reaction of cutting down vast amounts of white pine. sending them down the saint Croix river and the Mississippi river. From the late 1890s on the logging industry died down, the last log going down the saint Croix log mill in 1914. Making St. Croix falls a more agricultural town, and officially becoming a city in 1958.

See also

In Spanish: St. Croix Falls (Wisconsin) para niños