Money Creek, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
43°49′17″N 91°36′49″W / 43.82139°N 91.61361°W / 43.82139; -91.61361CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyHoustonElevation
768 ft (234 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code507GNIS feature ID648024[1]

Money Creek is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Minnesota, United States.[1]

Money Creek town hall

History

Money Creek was platted in 1856 by the name of Clinton.[2][3] The community took its name from nearby Money Creek.[4] A post office was established at Money Creek in 1856, and remained in operation until 1907.[5]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
188046—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Money Creek, 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. 239.
  3. ^ "History of Money Creek, MN". history.rays-place.com.
  4. ^ Lowthian, M. Russ (September 1, 2006). Road Biking Minnesota: A Guide to the Greatest Bike Rides in Minnesota. Globe Pequot Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-7627-3801-4.
  5. ^ "Houston County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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