Clinton Falls, Minnesota

Clinton Falls
Clinton Falls is located in Minnesota
Clinton Falls
Clinton Falls
Location of the community of Clinton Falls
within Clinton Falls Township, Steele County
Clinton Falls is located in the United States
Clinton Falls
Clinton Falls
Clinton Falls (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°08′20″N 93°14′49″W / 44.13889°N 93.24694°W / 44.13889; -93.24694
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountySteele
TownshipClinton Falls Township
Elevation
1,132 ft (345 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55049 and 55060
Area code507
GNIS feature ID641339[1]

Clinton Falls is an unincorporated community in Clinton Falls Township, Steele County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located between Medford and Owatonna near Interstate 35 and Steele County Road 9. Crane Creek and the Straight River meet near Clinton Falls.

Clinton Falls was platted in 1855.[2] A post office was established at Clinton Falls in 1857, and remained in operation until 1933.[3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
188061
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
  1. ^ "Clinton Falls, 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. 532.
  3. ^ "Steele County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.