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History · Ault Township

Half of Ault Township’s homes were built after 1988

Most of Ault Township was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1956 on.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about Ault Township’s past

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

Ault Township, in brief

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

Ault Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 128 at the 2020 census. Saint Louis County Road 44 serves as a main route in the township. The unincorporated community of Brimson is located within Ault Township. The town's name comes from Ault, France.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 109 to 128 (+17%).

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

Timeline

Ault Township, 1909 to 1956

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1909Post officeThe Petrell post office opens
  3. 1920Post officeThe Petrell post office closes
  4. 1956On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Ault Township on the map in 1956

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ault Township.

Ault Township on the 1956 USGS map1956Pequaywan Lake sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Ault Township

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

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Francine YorkAmerican actress, showgirl · b. 1936
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Philip BerriganAmerican priest and anti-war activist · b. 1923
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Mike KarakasAmerican ice hockey goaltender · b. 1911
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Treg BrownAmerican motion picture sound editor · b. 1899
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Johnny WesternAmerican singer · b. 1934
Leroy GoldsworthyAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1908
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
BrimsonRollins
Gone or out of use
Brimson StationlocalePetrell Post Officepost office

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.

Fairbanks TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPequaywan 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, 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.