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History · Alma Township

Half of Alma Township’s homes were built after 1967

Most of Alma Township was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1967. Below: maps from 1956 on.

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What stands out about Alma Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Alma Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Alma Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Alma Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Alma Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 94 at the 2000 census. Alma Township was organized in 1882, and named for Alma Dahlgren, the first white child born there.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 88 to 77 (-13%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Alma Township, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Alma, Minnesota2006Alma, Minnesota
On the map

Alma Township on the map, 1956 to 1992

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Alma Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Alma Township on the 1956 USGS mapAlma Township on the 1982 USGS mapAlma Township on the 1992 USGS map1956Florian sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Alma Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Alma Township

Nobody well known was born in Alma Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Paul NelsonAmerican music critic · b. 1936
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Gerome KamrowskiAmerican artist · b. 1914
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Joseph SteffanAmerican lawyer · b. 1964
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Rufus GilbertAmerican football, basketball, and baseball pla… · b. 1884
Craig SmithBasketball coach · b. 1972
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Emil R. BedardUnited States Marine Corps general · b. 1943
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Alma Township
Alma BaptistAlma LutheranSaint John's

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Foldahl Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMiddle River TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMcCrea TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Alma Township’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.