Little Black, Wisconsin

Little Black is a town located in Taylor County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,148. The unincorporated community of Little Black is located in the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.0 square miles (90.7 km²), of which, 35.0 square miles (90.7 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.

History

The western edge of the six by six mile square that would become Little Black was first surveyed in 1847 by a crew working for the U.S. government. That west edge of the town is on the Fourth Principal Meridian, the first north-south line surveyed up through the forests of Wisconsin, from which towns, sections and forties were later measured. In October 1854 a different crew of surveyors marked all the section corners in the township, walking through the woods and swamps, measuring with chain and compass. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description:

When Taylor County was formed in 1875, Little Black was six miles north to south same as today, but it spanned the full width of the county, including all modern towns from Taft to Deer Creek.