River Falls, Wisconsin
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 The new River Falls City Hall |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
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Pierce County St. Croix County |
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| Coordinates : | 44 ° 49 ′ N , 92 ° 33 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,304 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 19.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 115.7 km 2 (approx. 45 mi 2 ) of which 115.7 km 2 (approx. 45 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 312 m | ||
| FIPS : | 55-68300 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1584042 | ||
| Website : | www.rfcity.org | ||
 The Kinnickinnic River in downtown River Falls |
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River Falls is a town in Pierce County and St. Croix County in the north of the US -amerikanischen state of Wisconsin . In 2010 it had 15,000 inhabitants on an area of 115.7 km.
geography
River Falls is located on the Kinnickinnic River in the Minneapolis - Saint Paul metropolitan area . The twin cities of Minneapolis - Saint Paul are 40-60 km to the west in Minnesota .
history
River Falls was founded in 1848 by Joel Foster and his servant under the name Greenwood . It was later renamed to its current name because there were already three other places called Greenwood in Wisconsin.
education
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls is based in River Falls . There is also the River Falls High School .
Sons and daughters of the place
- Aldrich Ames (* 1941), CIA employee and double agent
- Karyn Bye-Dietz (* 1971), ice hockey player
- Anna Dodge (1867–1945), actress
- Robert P. Knowles (1916–1985), former Member of the Wisconsin Senate
- Warren P. Knowles (1908-1993), brother of Robert P. Knowles and Governor of Wisconsin
- Landon Lueck , cyclist
- Frankie Rayder (* 1975), model
- Missy Rayder (* 1978), sister of Frankie Rayder and also a model
- Dick Ritger (born 1938), bowler
- David F. Swensen (born 1954), Director of Investments at Yale University