Timken

History

Timken was named after a land speculator, Henry Timken, who purchased land in which he believed that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad would be building. When Henry Timken sold the land to the railroad, one of the conditions was that the town was named after him. During the year to follow a lumber mill, railroad depot, grocery store, and even a bowling alley would be established in the town. The town was settled mainly by immigrants from Czechoslovakia, Bohemia and Moravia. A post office was opened in Timken in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1996. The railroad continued to provide freight and passenger service until the depot was abandoned in the mid-1970s. Soon after, the depot was moved to nearby La Crosse and became one of the buildings that now make up the Rush County Historical Museum.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  154
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  116
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  107
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  105
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  105
• Western Meadowlark

  Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
  105
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  104
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  98