Guide to Browns Valley Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all of it land. Minnesota Highways 27 and 28 are two of the main routes in the community. 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 Glacial River Warren, the outlet to Glacial Lake Agassiz which, when drained, became the valley of the Red River of the North.

As of the census of 2000, there were 690 people, 285 households, and 171 families residing in the city. The population density was 878.5 people per square mile (337.2/km²). There were 317 housing units at an average density of 403.6/sq mi (154.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.61% White, 15.80% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population.

There were 285 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 17.8% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 31.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,563, and the median income for a family was $30,208. Males had a median income of $25,500 versus $20,139 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,062. About 10.3% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

BROWNS VALLEY, in sections 32 and 33 of Folsom Township, a city founded in 1866-67 by Joseph R. Brown, platted in 1878, was the first village in the county and the first county seat, being succeeded by Wheaton in 1886. The settlement and post office, established in 1867, were at first called Lake Traverse but were renamed Browns Valley after the death of the founder in 1870. Biographic notes of him are presented in the chapter on Brown County, which also was named in his honor. His son, Samuel J. Brown, who during 50 years was a resident of this village, was its first postmaster, 1867-78. A vivid sketch of Joseph Renshaw Brown was given in the pamphlet history of this county by J. O. Barrett in 1881. The city was incorporated as a village on February 23, 1881; it had a station of the Great Northern Railway.

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American Legion - William Krensing Post 58 Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2361
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Ben's Service & Bait 524 W Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2175
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BJ's Family Restaurant 414 W Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2350
Border States Cooperative 23 4th Street N Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2576
Browns Valley Ambulance 19 Third Street S Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2110
Browns Valley Auto Salvage 5060 County Road 4 Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2107
Browns Valley City Hall 19 Third Street S Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2110
Browns Valley City Maintenance 19 3rd Street S Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2846
Browns Valley Clinic 106 4th Street S Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2105
Browns Valley Community Elevator 204 2nd Avenue N Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2327
Browns Valley Fire Department Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: n/a
Browns Valley Health Center 114 Jefferson Street S Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2600
Browns Valley Liquor Store 334 E Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2380
Browns Valley Nursing Home 114 Jefferson Street S Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2165
Browns Valley Police Department 21 3rd Street S Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2411
Browns Valley Public Library 15 3rd Street S Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2318 Web: www.viking.lib.mn.us/ libraries/bvalley.html
Browns Valley School 118 Church Street Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2296
Browns Valley Seniors Center 308 West Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2605
Butch's Place 306 West Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2226
Buyah's Night Club 328 W Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2505
Cenex Convenience Store 521 W Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2452
Circle K Resort 11854 Lake Road Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (605) 694-2676
Connie's Cut & Curl 5058 Saint Anthony Drive Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2137
Creative Safe Results PO Box 150 Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2899
Dave Reed Fish Company 5357 County Road 2 Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2474
Despiegler Brothers 46483 Eastman Road Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (605) 694-2650
Dyer Cleo Insurance Agency 511 West Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (605) 694-2250
Eastman Trucking 46957 117th Street Browns Valley, MN 56219-4059 Phone: (605) 694-2680
Gettman's Auto Supply 23 4th Street S Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2544
Goodhart Brothers Shop 601 W Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2200
Hansen Accounting & Tax Service PO Box 207 Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2316
Hansen Pole Bldg 46891 Chambers Road Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone:(605) 694-2805
Hansen Pole Bldg Productions 12167 Lake Road Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone:(605) 694-2618
Hansen Service & Repair 202 2nd Avenue NW Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2491
Hardware Hank 16 3rd Street N Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2351
Hoffman Electric 206 1st Avenue SE Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2461
K & D Carpet Cleaning 4989 State Highway 28 Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2163
Lake Traverse District Center 11691 Lake Road Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (605) 694-2874
Larson Funeral Home 222 Ash Street S Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2283
Liebe Drug 332 W Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2331
Maynard's Food Center 409 W Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2252
Me Clean Laundromat Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: n/a
Mike's Alignment & Brake 115 4th Avenue N Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2372
Miller Fish Company 320 Jackson Street Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2376
Minn-Dak Mechanical Broadway & Park Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2322
Open Seasons Art Gallery 329 W Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2570
Pistorius Brothers Farms 11212 468th Avenue Browns Valley, MN 56219-4055 Phone: (605) 694-2744
R & R Fish 18 Main Street Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2206
Rachels Beauty Nook 786 W Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2425
Reed Fish Company 506 E Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2413
Rite Way Vending 1 Day County Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (605) 694-2815
Riverside Lodging 4989 State Highway 28 Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2163
Sam Brown Log Cabin West Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2608
Serocki Excavating Inc 318 Washington Street S Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2589
St. Anthony's Church 122 2nd Street S Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2622 Pastor: Father Joe Vandeberg Sunday Mass: 10:30am
Swift & Company 5154 State Highway 28 Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone : (320) 695-2234
Synergy Advantage 201 West Broadway Street Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2000
Traverse Cafe 305 W Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2777
Traverse County Highway Dept County Road 5 Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2204
Tropical Tanning and Fitness 318 E Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2850
Twin Valley Tire Inc 112 4th Street Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2551
Union State Bank 325 W Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2101
United Methodist & Presbyterian Church 418 Ash Street SE Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2516
US Post Office 314 E Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2620
Valley Clinic 404 W Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2526
Valley Grain Trucking County Road 2 PO Box 299 Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (605) 694-2800
Valley News 4984 State Highway 27 Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2300
Valley Soft Water Service 3rd Street & Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (605) 694-2309
Valley Telephone Company 13 4th Street S Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2112
Valley Veterinarian Clinic 24 4th Street S Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2513
Valley Vista Apartments 317 2nd Street N # 102 Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2556
Walls Investment Group 5651 Rosies Drive Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2216
Zabel Insurance 325 W Broadway Browns Valley, MN 56219 Phone: (320) 695-2101