Beaver Falls
Unincorporated community
Beaver Falls is located in Minnesota
Beaver Falls
Beaver Falls
Beaver Falls is located in the United States
Beaver Falls
Beaver Falls
Coordinates: 44°34′59″N 95°02′50″W / 44.58306°N 95.04722°W / 44.58306; -95.04722
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyRenville
Elevation
922 ft (281 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code320
GNIS feature ID639830[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.Note%±
1880185—
1900189—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Falls, Minnesota
  2. ^ a b 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 January 21, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  4. ^ http://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/volume-1/volume-1-p9.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".


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