Bagley

History

The land for the village originally belonged to Mary Bagley when in 1884 the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad built a depot. Later that year, the Saint Paul Land Company purchased the land and platted the village. The village suffered damage on July 18, 2007, when a large thunderstorm dumped of rain on the area. The storm was part of a "mesoscale convective systems", bringing thunderstorms with huge amounts of rain and lightning. What were normally minor streams, particularly Glass Hollow Creek, became raging torrents, pushing debris before them, backing up water into the town. No deaths or injuries were reported, but 50 people were evacuated from their homes by boat.

Geography

Bagley is located at (42.902764, -91.100714). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,457
• American Redstart

  Setophaga ruticilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,799
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,764
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,732
• Baltimore Oriole

  Icterus galbula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,695
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,663
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,627
• Gray Catbird

  Dumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,584

Largest nearby schools

• River Ridge Elementary
  Elementary · Patch Grove · 192 students · 12:1 ratio
• River Ridge High
  High · Patch Grove · 175 students · 12.5:1 ratio
• River Ridge Middle
  Middle · Patch Grove · 157 students · 14.3:1 ratio