Bowlus

History

Many of the early settlers in the Bowlus area came from Silesia in Poland. A post office has been in operation since 1907. Bowlus was incorporated as a village in September 1908 and separated from the Two Rivers Township in February 1919. The Bowlus Brick & Tile Co. was organized to extract the laminated clay the Two River deposited in the area.

Geography

Bowlus is in southwestern Morrison County and is surrounded by Two Rivers Township. It is west of the Mississippi River, east of Elmdale, with which it shares the ZIP Code 56314, and south of Little Falls, the Morrison county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bowlus has an area of , all of it recorded as land. The Two River, a direct tributary of the Mississippi, flows northeasterly across the southeast corner of the city. Morrison County Roads 24 and 26; State Highway 238; and Main Street are four of the community's main routes. Bowlus has a fire department, a medical squad, two cafes, a bar, a church, and two gasoline stations.

Most-observed species

• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,617
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,568
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,526
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  1,293
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,140
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,077
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,038
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  966

Most recent

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