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History · Battle Township

28% of Battle Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1919 on and the census since 1900.

0on the National Register
28%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Battle Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Battle Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 348 in 1910; 47 people lived here in 2020.
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People over time

Battle Township, census by census

01002003001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 348

Peaked at 348 in 1910; 47 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Battle Township’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Battle Township, in brief

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

Battle Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 47 as of the 2020 census. Battle Township took its name from the Battle River.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 46 to 47 (+2%).

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

Timeline

Battle Township, 1904 to 1919

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1904Post officeThe Saum post office opens
  3. 1910CensusPopulation peaks at 348
  4. 1919On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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

Battle Township on the map, 1919 to 1972

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

Battle Township on the 1919 USGS mapBattle Township on the 1972 USGS map1919Quiring 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 Battle Township.

Places that used to be

Old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Saum

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.

Woodrow Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townQuiring TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townShotley 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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.