Beaver Springs was first called Reigertown before the name was changed by the post office.[3] The current name was based on the beavers who were active in a local stream and an important spring that was along its main street.[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), all land.The racial makeup of the community was 98.58% White, 0.32% African American, 0.16% Asian, and 0.95% from two or more races.25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.