Beloit, Iowa

Coordinates: 43°16′53″N 96°34′30″W / 43.28139°N 96.57500°W / 43.28139; -96.57500
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Beloit, Iowa
Beloit is located in Iowa
Beloit
Beloit
Beloit is located in the United States
Beloit
Beloit
Coordinates: 43°16′53″N 96°34′30″W / 43.28139°N 96.57500°W / 43.28139; -96.57500
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyLyon
TownshipLyon
Elevation
1,243 ft (379 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code712
GNIS feature ID454505[1]

Beloit is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Iowa, United States.[1]

Geography[edit]

Beloit is located on the banks of the Big Sioux River in northwestern Iowa just across the river from Canton, South Dakota. U.S. Route 18 is just one mile to the north in Canton.

History[edit]

Originally served by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad from 1881 until 1980, Beloit is currently served by the D&I Railroad. Beloit was home to Augustana College in 1881, but was then moved into Canton in 1888.

Beloit's population was 52 in 1925.[2] The population was 191 in 1940.[3]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Beloit, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.
  3. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 293.