Boy River

History

A post office called Boy River was established in 1910, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1985. The city took its name from the nearby Boy River. In 2018, the State of Minnesota denied the City of Boy River's petition to dissolve after a special election in which three of five total voters voted to not dissolve.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. County Roads 4 and 63 are the main routes in the community.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  322
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  285
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  267
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  239
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  238
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  220
• Red-eyed Vireo

  Vireo olivaceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  217
• Common Yellowthroat

  Geothlypis trichas (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  207

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2021-08-04
  5 km NW of Hibbing, Minnesota
• M 3 — 2021-05-19
  7 km N of Warba, Minnesota
• M 2.6 — 2021-05-11
  10 km SE of Keewatin, Minnesota
• M 2.8 — 2021-03-16
  4 km NW of Hibbing, Minnesota
• M 3 — 2021-01-06
  3 km NE of Nashwauk, Minnesota
• M 2.8 — 2020-12-11
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