Browns Valley, Minnesota
| Browns Valley, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Location of Browns Valley within Traverse County, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 45°35′41″N 96°49′54″W / 45.59472°N 96.83167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Traverse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2) |
| • Land | 0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 988 ft (301 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 589 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 570 |
| • Density | 745.6/sq mi (287.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56219 |
| Area code(s) | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-08200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0659752 |
| Website | www.brownsvalleymn.com |
Browns Valley is a city in Traverse County, Minnesota, United States, adjacent to the South Dakota border. The population was 589 at the 2010 census.
Browns Valley lies along the Little Minnesota River between the northern end of Big Stone Lake and the southern end of Lake Traverse, which is separated from the Little Minnesota River by a low and narrow continental divide that skirts the northern edge of town. The city, both lakes, and the river lie in the Traverse Gap, the bed of ancient, south-flowing Glacial River Warren, the outlet to Glacial Lake Agassiz which, when drained, became the valley of the north-flowing Red River of the North.
Browns Valley was first settled in 1867 by Joseph R. Brown, and named for him. The settlement was platted in 1878. A post office was established in the community in 1867 under the name Lake Traverse. The post office was renamed Browns Valley in 1872. Two properties in the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the 1864 Fort Wadsworth Agency and Scout Headquarters Building within Sam Brown Memorial State Wayside and the 1916 Browns Valley Carnegie Library.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km2), all of it land. Browns Valley is rested in an old glacier path.
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