River Falls, WI

River Falls
City
River Falls City Hall
River Falls Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°51′31″N 92°37′30″W / 44.85861°N 92.62500°W / 44.85861; -92.62500Coordinates: 44°51′31″N 92°37′30″W / 44.85861°N 92.62500°W / 44.85861; -92.62500
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Pierce and St. Croix
Government
• Type	Mayor – Council
• Mayor	Dan Toland
Area
• Total	6.60 sq mi (17.09 km2)
• Land	6.52 sq mi (16.89 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	15,000
• Estimate (2012)	15,182
• Density	2,300.6/sq mi (888.3/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	715 & 534
Website	http://www.rfcity.org

River Falls is a city in Pierce and St. Croix counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located mostly within the Town of River Falls in Pierce County; a small portion lies within the Town of Kinnickinnic in St. Croix County. River Falls is the most populous city in Pierce county. The population was 15,000 at the 2010 census, with 11,851 residing in Pierce County, and 3,149 in St. Croix County. It is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area and is about 30 miles (48 km) of the center of the metropolitan area.

River Falls is the home of the University of Wisconsin–River Falls.

The city's first settlers were Joel Foster and his indentured servant, Dick, in the year 1848. The original village was started as the village of Kinnickinnic in 1854 by brothers Nathaniel N. and Oliver S. Powell who were from St. Lawrence County, New York. At the time, the town and village were also known as "Greenwood" but this was changed, as another Greenwood, Wisconsin already existed. The present name is for the rapids on the Kinnickinnic River.

River Falls is located at 44°51′31″N 92°37′30″W / 44.85861°N 92.62500°W / 44.85861; -92.62500 (44.858701, -92.625097).