Beaver Falls, Minnesota
Appearance
Beaver Falls | |
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Coordinates: 44°34′59″N 95°02′50″W / 44.58306°N 95.04722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Renville |
Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 320 |
GNIS feature ID | 639830[1] |
Beaver Falls is an unincorporated community in Renville County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
History
[edit]Beaver Falls was platted in 1866, and named for nearby Beaver Creek.[2] A post office was established at Beaver Falls in 1867, and remained in operation until 1904.[3] Beaver Falls was the original county seat of Renville County.[2]
Beaver Falls was listed as incorporated in the 1900 United States Census.[4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 185 | — | |
1900 | 189 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Falls, Minnesota
- ^ a b Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 455.
- ^ "Renville County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ "Twelfth Census of the United States." 1970 to 1900.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".