Beardsley is a city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.47 square miles (1.22 km2), all land.

Beardsley holds two state monthly record high temperatures, 111 °F or 43.9 °C for September, set in 1931, and 98 °F or 36.7 °C for October, reached in 1963,[6] and shares with Moorhead both the July record and the all-time state high temperature of 115 °F or 46.1 °C, reached in Beardsley on July 29, 1917.

[6] Minnesota has a relatively low incidence of earthquakes, with 19 having been documented in the state since 1860, according to the University of Minnesota-Morris.

[8] A stronger earthquake (Magnitude 4.6, Intensity VI) struck the area in 1975 and was felt over 315,000 square kilometers.

41.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 6.3% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under the age of 18 and 15.5% of those 65 and older.