Midwest

Beloit

Rock County, WI

Population

36,642

Walk Score

62 · Somewhat Walkable

Median rent

$957

Median home value

$121,900

Founded

1836

Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located along the Rock River in southern Wisconsin, on the state border with Illinois. The population was 36,657 at the 2020 census. The Janesville–Beloit metropolitan statistical area, consisting solely of Rock County, has an estimated 165,000 residents.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Bluff Street Historic District · listed 1983
  • City of Beloit Waterworks and Pump Station · listed 1990
  • Merrill Avenue Historic District · listed 1993
  • Milwaukee and Emerson Residential Historic District
  • Near East Side Historic District · listed 1983

Notable landmarks

  • Bartlett Memorial Historical Museum · listed 1977
  • Beloit Power Plant · listed 2017
  • Beloit Water Tower · listed 1983
  • Blodgett, Selvy, House · listed 1980
  • Brasstown Cottage · listed 1983
  • Church of St. Thomas the Apostle · listed 1983
  • Clark-Brown House · listed 1985
  • Crist, J. W., House · listed 1983
  • Emerson Hall · listed 1979
  • Fairbanks Flats · listed 1983
  • First Congregational Church · listed 1975
  • Hanchett Block · listed 1980
  • Hilton House Hotel · listed 2003
  • How-Beckman Mill · listed 1977
  • Lathrop-Munn Cobblestone House · listed 1977
  • Moran's Saloon · listed 1983
  • Murray-George House · listed 1985
  • Neese, Elbert, House · listed 1983
  • Nye, Clark, House · listed 1983
  • Pearsons Hall of Science · listed 1980
  • Rasey House · listed 1974
  • Rau, Charles, House · listed 1983
  • Rindfleisch Building · listed 1983
  • Slaymaker, Stephen, House · listed 1983
  • St. Paul's Episcopal Church · listed 1978
  • …and 4 more

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