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History · Barclay Township

Half of Barclay Township’s homes were built after 1986

Most of Barclay Township was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1970 on.

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What stands out about Barclay Township’s past

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The story so far

Barclay Township, in brief

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Barclay Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 525. Barclay Township was named for an early settler.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 559 to 525 (-6%).

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

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On the map

Barclay Township on the map in 1970

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

Barclay Township on the 1970 USGS map1970Mildred 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 Barclay Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Barclay Township

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

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Joshua Norman HaldemanPolitician and chiropractor · b. 1902
Terry BakerAmerican football and basketball player · b. 1941
George ParshallAmerican chemist · b. 1929
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Pine River1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townChickamaw BeachIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGail Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPine River TownshipIts storyC−Ponto Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWilson 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.