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We would like to provide the residents of  Balsam Lake  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Balsam Lake Home page. The Balsam Lake Home page provides as much information as possible on Balsam Lake. Knowing Balsam Lake’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Balsam Lake’s Home page, you will also find Balsam Lake’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Balsam Lake has a population of 874. 56.5% of Balsam Lake’s inhabitants are Male, and 43.5 are female. 35.4% of Balsam Lake is married and 70.9% own their own home. The Average Home price is $128,737, and the average rent is $829. Household median income in Balsam Lake is $41,908, and the individual median income is $26,964. Balsam Lake’s Ethnic is the following: White(93.1%), Black(5%), Hispanic(2.1%), Multiple(1%), Other(0.8%).


The area in and around Balsam Lake was originally inhabited by a large band of Chippewa Indians. They referred to the area as "Innenehinduc," which means "place of the evergreen." This may have been due to the large amount of Canadian Yew, an evergreen shrub, which grew in abundance there. The town was organized on January 8, 1870, and was named after the lake that lay within its borders.


The first businesses included a blacksmith shop, a bank, a creamery, two sawmills, a hardware store, and a general store. Governmental buildings included a courthouse and a log schoolhouse.Today, Balsam Lake is the home of the Polk County Government Center. The town celebrates its history, and the history of the United States, with its annual Freedom Festival, which takes place on the Thursday through Sunday surrounding the Fourth of July.


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