Beloit, Wisconsin, is located in Rock County and lies between the Wisconsin capital city of Madison and the Wisconsin-Illinois border. The name was derived from a French word, balotte, meaning "handsome ground"; the spelling of it was anglicized to resemble Detroit, which the community viewed as a model of trade and growth. As of the 2000 census, Beloit (bee - LOYT) had a total population of 35,775. Beloit is home to Beloit College, the world's largest can of chili (Hormel), and the Beloit Snappers, the Minnesota Twins' minor leage (A) baseball club in the Midwest League. The City of Beloit, Wisconsin, lies adjacent to the Town of Beloit.

Situated at the confluence of the Rock River and Turtle Creek, what is now Beloit, Wisconsin, has long been home to various Native-American tribes, from the ancient Mound Builders to the Winnebagos, the last tribe to have a semi-permanent settlement at the future Beloit. This last tribe abandoned their settlement in 1832 when Black Hawk and his followers were pursued through the area during the Black Hawk War.

Joseph Thibeau was the first white man to claim land in Beloit following the departure of the Winnebagos. A French fur trader who enjoyed a good reputation with local tribes, Thibeau settled at the southwestern corner of present day State St. and Shirland Ave. It was he who greeted Caleb Blodgett, Beloit’s first permanent settler. Thibeau sold to Caleb “three looks” of land; that purchase marked Beloit’s beginning as a village.

With the arrival of the New England Immigrating Company in 1836, the future of the fledgling community was assured. This group came from Colebrook, New Hampshire, and was led by the able scout Dr. Horace White. They bought land from Caleb Blodgett, started developing it, and soon family and friends were moving to the area. Only eleven years later the cornerstone of Beloit College was laid. Churches and schools were planned, mills were running using the water of the Rock River, and business took root in the village to be named Beloit.

Today, Beloit is quickly becoming knonw as the hometown of the highly popular and successful pioneering professional Indy series race car driver, Danica Patrick.

For more information on activities in and around Beloit, Wisconsin, visit:

• Visit Beloit
• City of Beloit, WI
• Rock County, WI
• Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce
• The State of Wisconsin
• Beloit, WI Real Estate Summary on IDCide (Local Info Data Server)
• Beloit, WI on MuniNetGuide.com
• Beloit, WI on CityTownInfo.com
• Beloit, WI Google Earth Map
• View Beloit, WI Area Jobs on Career Builder
• View Beloit, WI Area Jobs on Yahoo HotJobs
• Beloit, Wisconsin on Wikipedia.com
• Beloit, Wisconsin on epodunk

For more information on activities in and around South Central Wisconsin, visit:

• Visit Madison
• Downtown Madison
• University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Wisconsin: Life's So Good!

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