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History · Augusta Township

39% of Augusta Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1953 on.

0on the National Register
39%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Augusta 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 Augusta Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Augusta Township’s homes were built before 1947.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Augusta Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Augusta Township, in brief

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

Augusta Township is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 119 at the 2000 census. Augusta Township was organized in 1880, and named after Augusta, Wisconsin, the native home of a large share of the early settlers.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 110 to 91 (-17%).

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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On the map

Augusta Township on the map, 1953 to 1971

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

Augusta Township on the 1953 USGS mapAugusta Township on the 1971 USGS map1953Bellingham 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 Augusta Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Augusta Township

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

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Charles E. PetersonAmerican architect · b. 1906
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Michael HuntAmerican football player · b. 1956
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Doug PetersonAmerican politician in the state of Minnesota b… · b. 1948
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Eddie KienholzAmerican football, basketball, and baseball coa… · b. 1889
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James R. PetersonAmerican politician · b. 1943
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Paul R. NorbyAmerican rear admiral · b. 1913
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
School Number 108school
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Augusta Township
AugustaSaint James

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.

NassauIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townArena TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWalter TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 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.