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History · Beaver Creek Township

Beaver Creek Township dates to 1877, and 37% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 1880.

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How Beaver Creek Township began

When was Beaver Creek Township founded?

1877

Beaver Creek Township dates its founding to 1877 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 37 in 18802020 census: 384149 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1890.The full story ↓

What stands out about Beaver Creek Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Beaver Creek Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Beaver Creek Township’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Beaver Creek Township’s history is told.

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The story

How Beaver Creek Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Beaver Creek Township.

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A post office called Beaver Creek has been in operation since 1873. Beaver Creek was platted in 1877. The city took its name from nearby Beaver Creek. Beaver Creek was incorporated in 1884.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Beaver Creek Township, 1877 to 1955

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1877
    FoundingBeaver Creek Township is established
  3. 1890Post officeThe Manley post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1914Post officeThe Manley post office closes
  6. 1955On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Beaver Creek Township, decade by decade

Today6 recent
PXL 202009292020PXL 20200929Beaver Creek MN water tower on I902016Beaver Creek MN water tower on I90First National Bank of2012First National Bank ofBridge No. L-46462012Bridge No. L-4646Bridge L-46462012Bridge L-4646MNMap-doton-Beaver Creek2005MNMap-doton-Beaver Creek
On the map

Beaver Creek Township on the map, 1955 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Beaver Creek Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Beaver Creek Township on the 1955 USGS mapBeaver Creek Township on the 1985 USGS map1955Sioux Falls sheet · 1:250,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Beaver Creek Township.

People over time

Beaver Creek Township, census by census

010020030018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 324

Between 37 and 324 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Beaver Creek Township’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Beaver Creek Township

Nobody well known was born in Beaver Creek Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Mamie Van DorenAmerican actress · b. 1931
Dennis DaugaardAmerican politician · b. 1953
Ellis Yarnal BerryAmerican politician · b. 1902
Kyle Vanden BoschAmerican football player · b. 1978
Dale MossPlayer of American football · b. 1988
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Todd LippertAmerican politician · b. 1977
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Manley, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Manley
Gone or out of use
ManleylocaleManley Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Beaver Creek Township
PalisadesWest Palisades

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Luverne Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSpringwater TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMartin Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Beaver Creek Township’s history

What year was Beaver Creek Township founded?

In 1877, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Beaver Creek Township’s post office opened in 1890, and the census of 1880 counted 37 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikidata (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.