Beloit is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Lyon Township, Lyon County,

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, United States.

Geography

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

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. The population was 191 in 1940.

Notes

Unincorporated communities in Iowa Unincorporated communities in Lyon County, Iowa Populated places established in 1886 {{LyonCountyIA-geo-stub