Money Creek, Minnesota

Money Creek
MN-76 and Money Creek run through town
MN-76 and Money Creek run through town
Money Creek is located in Minnesota
Money Creek
Money Creek
Location within Minnesota
Money Creek is located in the United States
Money Creek
Money Creek
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 43°49′17″N 91°36′49″W / 43.82139°N 91.61361°W / 43.82139; -91.61361
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyHouston
Elevation
768 ft (234 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code507
GNIS 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] The community took its name from nearby Money Creek.[3] A post office was established at Money Creek in 1856, and remained in operation until 1907.[4]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
188046—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Houston County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.