Money Creek, Minnesota

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Money Creek
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MN-76 and Money Creek run through town
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Money Creek
Coordinates: 43°49′17″N91°36′49″W / 43.82139°N 91.61361°W / 43.82139; -91.61361
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Houston
Elevation
768 ft (234 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 507
GNIS feature ID648024 [1]

Money Creek is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. [1]

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Money Creek town hall

History

Money Creek was platted in 1856 by the name of Clinton. [2] The community took its name from nearby Money Creek. [3] A post office was established at Money Creek in 1856, and remained in operation until 1907. [4]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 46
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Money Creek, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  239.
  3. Lowthian, M. Russ (September 1, 2006). Road Biking Minnesota: A Guide to the Greatest Bike Rides in Minnesota. Globe Pequot Press. p. 41. ISBN   978-0-7627-3801-4.
  4. "Houston County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.