Most of them failed a few decades later, but their influence was such that the village incorporated in 1855 as Walden.

The town formed in 1830; the village at its center incorporated three years later.

In 1902 the village became a city, and incorporated under the mayor/commissioner form of government.

The village would finally incorporate as a city in 1941.

The village incorporated as city on October 29, 1945.

Numerous towns and villages incorporate the name of the river into theirs.

The village incorporated a second time on May 10, 1877.

The village incorporated as a city on March 6, 1968.

The village incorporated in 1925, midway through a decade of early growth.

In 1941, the village incorporated as a City and continued to grow until the population stabilized at its peak of around 12,000 by 1960.