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History · Angus Township

Angus Township’s post office opened in 1879, and 21% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1918 on.

1879first post office
0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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How Angus Township began

When was Angus Township founded?

1879

The Angus Township post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 82147 years
Founding year: the first Angus Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Angus 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 Angus Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19184 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1992. Watch Angus Township change.Old housesHalf of Angus Township’s homes were built before 1955.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Angus Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Angus Township on the map, 1918 to 1992

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

Angus Township on the 1918 USGS mapAngus Township on the 1961 USGS mapAngus Township on the 1985 USGS mapAngus Township on the 1992 USGS map1918Angus 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 Angus Township.

The story so far

Angus Township, in brief

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

Angus Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 112 at the 2000 census. Angus Township was organized in 1879, and named for Richard B. Angus (1831–1922), a Canadian railroad financier.

Its first post office opened in 1879. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 76 to 82 (+8%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Angus Township

Nobody well known was born in Angus 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
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Angus

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.

Brandt TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBrislet TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTabor TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Angus Township’s history

What year was Angus Township founded?

The Angus Township post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 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.