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History · Almond Township

Almond Township dates to 1890, and 38% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the St. Pauli Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Below: maps from 1953 on.

1890founded

1on the National Register

38%homes built before 1940

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How Almond Township began

When was Almond Township founded?

1890

Almond Township dates its founding to 1890 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1878.

2020 census: 107136 years

Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1878.

What stands out about Almond 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 Almond Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Almond Township’s homes were built before 1949.

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The story so far

Almond Township, in brief

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

Almond Township is a township in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 190 as of the 2000 census. Almond Township was organized in 1880.

Almond Township was established in 1890. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 110 to 107 (-3%).

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

Timeline

Almond Township, 1878 to 1953

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

19th century
1878Post officeThe Big Stone post office opens
1890
FoundingAlmond Township is established
20th century
1906Post officeThe Big Stone post office closes
1953On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey

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On the map

Almond Township on the map, 1953 to 1985

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

1953Ortonville 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 Almond Township.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Almond Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks

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historic buildings protected

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first listed

2010

St. Pauli Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church

Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Late Victorian: Gothic1

St. Pauli Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran ChurchLate Victorian: Gothic

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Almond Township

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

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Dan JurgensAmerican comics artist and writer · b. 1959

Don GerhardtGridiron football player · b. 1944

Steve StreetAmerican politician · b. 1950

Agnes Gardner EyreAmerican pianist and composer · b. 1881

Edwin Joseph MartinsonAmerican politician – Minnesota -- "Ed" House 1… · b. 1891

Helen E. McMillanPolitician · b. 1909

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Big Stone, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Gone or out of use

School Number 57school

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Almond Township

ClintonLong IslandSaint Pauli

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Malta TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town Prior TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town Big Stone TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town Graceville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Almond Township’s history

What year was Almond Township founded?

In 1890, according to Wikidata. Almond Township’s post office opened in 1878.

What is on the National Register in Almond Township?

One place: the St. Pauli Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church (listed 2010).

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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 Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.

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