Beaver Creek, Minnesota

Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek water tower on I90
Beaver Creek water tower on I90
Location of Beaver Creek, Minnesota
Location of Beaver Creek, Minnesota
Coordinates: 43°36′45″N 96°21′45″W / 43.61250°N 96.36250°W / 43.61250; -96.36250
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyRock
Government
 • TypeMayor - Council
 • MayorJosh Teune
Area
 • Total0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2)
 • Land0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,480 ft (450 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total280
 • Density529.30/sq mi (204.45/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56116
Area code507
FIPS code27-04492[3]
GNIS feature ID2394101[2]

Beaver Creek is a city in Rock County, Minnesota, United States. The town was platted in 1877 and named for the large number of beavers which were caught along the nearby creek throughout the late 1800s. As of the 2020 census,[4] the population was 280.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Creek, Minnesota
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved October 7, 2024.