Beaver Falls, Minnesota

Beaver Falls, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Beaver Falls, Minnesota
Beaver Falls, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°34′59″N 95°02′50″W / 44.58306°N 95.04722°W / 44.58306; -95.04722Coordinates: 44°34′59″N 95°02′50″W / 44.58306°N 95.04722°W / 44.58306; -95.04722
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(s) 320
GNIS feature ID 639830[1]

Beaver Falls is an unincorporated community in Renville County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

History

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]

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1880185—
1900189—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Falls, Minnesota
  2. 1 2 Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 455.
  3. ↑ "Renville County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/volume-1/volume-1-p9.pdf
  5. ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".


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