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Minnesota›Renville County

Beaver Falls TownshipMN

A town of 206, settled in 1867.

Is Beaver Falls Township a good place to live?

95% of households own their home in Beaver Falls Township, above both the Minnesota town median (75%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Only 7 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Beaver Falls Township. The biggest park or preserve is Beaver Falls Wildlife Management Area, at 357 acres. Beaver Falls Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

206 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Paxton TownshipBirch Cooley TownshipHenryville TownshipFlora TownshipMortonRedwood FallsPaxton TownshipBirch Cooley TownshipHenryville TownshipFlora TownshipMortonRedwood FallsBeaver Falls Township
Getting set up

Moving to Beaver Falls Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Beaver Falls Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerRenville-Sibley Coop Pwr AssnEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet7 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Beaver Falls Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsRedwood Area School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereRenville County CourthouseRenville County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2024
ZIP codes56283, 5627056283 57% · 56270 43%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Beaver Falls Township.

Who lives here

More children than Minnesota overall

Children under 18 are 40% of residents (23% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide). 45% of Beaver Falls Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 29%. Beaver Falls Township’s median age is 33.5 years.

33.5median age · MN 38.8
Beaver Falls TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Median age33.5 years39.9 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+45%33%29%
Beaver Falls TownshipMinnesotaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma1%
High school28%
Some college11%
Associate’s15%
Bachelor’s31%
Graduate14%

Women and men · all residents

43% women, 57% men

About 135 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.7 points). Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Beaver Falls Township
Beaver Falls TownshipMNU.S.
Under 1024.2%12.1%11.6%
10 to 1715.6%10.7%10.3%
18 to 243.9%8.8%9.1%
25 to 346.6%13%13.7%
35 to 4416.8%13.5%13.2%
45 to 5410.2%11.6%12.2%
55 to 6410.2%12.9%12.7%
65 to 745.9%10.2%10.2%
75 and older6.6%7%7%
No diploma1.4%6.1%10.4%
High school27.8%23.3%26%
Some college11.1%19.5%19.1%
Associate’s14.6%11.8%8.8%
Bachelor’s31.3%25.6%21.6%
Graduate13.9%13.8%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points

Work & commute

Most of Beaver Falls Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Beaver Falls Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Beaver Falls Township has added 24 jobs, to 57 in 2023. 3.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Beaver Falls Township.

1%work in town
Beaver Falls TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line3.5%7%9.6%
Median household income$103,000$90,000$80,000
Average trip to work24 minutes23 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Beaver Falls Township1%
Redwood Falls15%
Emmet Township12%
Renville8%
Willmar7%
16 mi
median commute distance
57
jobs based in Beaver Falls Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Beaver Falls Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Beaver Falls Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 6° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–26°
Spring35–55°
Summer59–81°
Fall37–58°
Oct 4
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Beaver Falls Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.

33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
33Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Beaver Falls Township is

Beaver Falls Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 18% of Beaver Falls Township adults smoke cigarettes.

Beaver Falls TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%14%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%30%36%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)14%12%14%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better15 too close to call17 worse
What stands outBeaver Falls TownshipMN
More adults facing food insecurity16.4%11.4%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth12.8%8.9%
More smokers18.3%13.1%
Centracare - Redwood
4.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Beaver Falls Township has set aside 8.5% of its land for conservation

2.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Beaver Falls Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.

8.5%conserved
Beaver Falls TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land8.5%4.7%4.3%
8.5%
conserved · 1,469 of 17,280 acres
2.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Beaver Falls County Park0.8 mi341
2. Beaver Falls Wildlife Management Area—357

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Beaver Falls Township

17pages on Beaver Falls Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Beaver Falls Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Beaver Falls Township for work

Where Beaver Falls Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Redwood Falls Redwood Falls 15% 12% → Emmet Township Emmet Township 12% 8% → Renville Renville 8% 7% → Willmar Willmar 7% 6% → Olivia Olivia 6% 3% → Morton Morton 3% Beaver Falls Township · 1% stay
57jobs based in Beaver Falls Township
1%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Beaver Falls Township

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, US

Beaver Falls is an unincorporated community in Renville County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
922 ft

Questions about Beaver Falls Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Beaver Falls Township, MN a good place to live?

Beaver Falls Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.