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Fall Creek, Wisconsin

Fall Creek is a village in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,315 at the 2010 census. The village is bordered by the Town of Lincoln.

Fall Creek, Wisconsin

2.07 sq mi (5.37 km2)

2.05 sq mi (5.31 km2)

0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)

938 ft (286 m)

1,315

1,289

629.09/sq mi (242.86/km2)

UTC-5 (CDT)

55-25125[5]

1564839[2]

History[edit]

Fall Creek was founded in 1870.[6] The village was named after the rapids on a nearby creek.[6] The post office was established in 1870 as Cousins, in honor of Eau Claire businessman Henry Cousins. The name was changed to Fall Creek four years later in July, 1874.[7]

Geography[edit]

Fall Creek is located at 44°45′47″N 91°16′34″W / 44.76306°N 91.27611°W / 44.76306; -91.27611 (44.762977, -91.276204).[8]


According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.09 square miles (5.41 km2), of which, 2.07 square miles (5.36 km2) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.[9]

Education[edit]

Fall Creek High School[12] is the local public high school.

poet

Todd Boss

the father of poet Sylvia Plath,lived briefly in Fall Creek after immigrating from the German Empire

Otto Plath

Fall Creek, Wisconsin website