| Official Name: | Black Creek, Wisconsin |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 200px |
| Coordinates: | 44.4583°N -88.4558°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Outagamie |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | March 1862 |
| Government Type: | Town Board – Chairperson & two Supervisors |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Dan Knutson |
| Leader Title1: | Town Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Karen Herman |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 90 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.8 |
| Area Land Km2: | 90 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.6 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 254.5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 835 |
| Population Total: | 1251 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 54106 & 54165 |
| Area Code: | 920 |
| Website: | www.BlackCreekWI.org |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 55-07750[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1582819 |
Black Creek is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,251 at the 2020 census. The Village of Black Creek (governed separately) and the unincorporated community of Binghamton are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Five Corners is also located partially in the town.[3] The town is served by the Black Creek Police Department and the Black Creek Fire Rescue. The BCPD consists of 6 part time officers and 1 full time chief. [4]
In November 1861, petitioners requested a new town, Black Creek, be established and separated from the existing town of Center. The Outagamie county board approved and made this final in March 1862; officers were elected in April.[5] [6]
The town of Black Creek is located at 44.4589°N -88.4397°W(44.458889, −88.439722).[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.8 square miles (90 km2), all of it land.
As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 1,259 people, 487 households, and 469 families residing in the town. The population density was 36.9 people per square mile (14.0/km2). There were 487 housing units at an average density of 14.10 per square mile (5.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.00% White, ???% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.2% African American, 0.6% from other races, and 2.04% from two or more races. 0.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 469 occupied households, out of which 11.59% had children under the age of 18 living with them.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.98% under the age of 18, 76% were over the age of 18, 4.28% from 20 to 24, 8.74% from 25 to 34, 24.78% from 35 to 49, 22.56% from 50 to 64, and 12.71% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 108.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $53,472, and the median income for a family was $59,196. Males had a median income of $37,188 versus $25,096 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,481. About 5.9% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.
Students in the Town of Black Creek are served by the school in the Village of Black Creek, Black Creek Elementary & Middle School, which is part of the Seymour Community School District. Part of the town is also served by the Shiocton School District.