Beaver Falls, Minnesota

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Beaver Falls
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Beaver Falls
Coordinates: 44°34′59″N95°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 320
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
1880 185
1900 189
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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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 January 21, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  4. "Twelfth Census of the United States." 1970 to 1900.
  5. United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".