Beloit
city in Rock co., Wis.; on the Rock river, and the Chicago and Northwestern, and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroads; 85 miles S. W. of Milwaukee. The city derives fine power for manufacturing from the river; and has one of the largest woodworking machinery plants in the world, besides manufactories of gas engines, windmills, iron, paper-mill machinery, ploughs, paper, rye flour, flour, and bicycles.
The city is widely known as the seat of Beloit College. Pop. (1910) 15,125; (1920) 21,284.