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History · Baxter Township

40% of Baxter Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1965 on.

0on the National Register
40%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Baxter 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 Baxter Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Baxter Township, in brief

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

Baxter Township is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. Baxter Township was organized in 1871, and named after Hiram A. Baxter, an early settler.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 200 to 180 (-10%).

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

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On the map

Baxter Township on the map, 1965 to 1986

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

Baxter Township on the 1965 USGS mapBaxter Township on the 1986 USGS map1965Tenmile 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 Baxter Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Baxter Township

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

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Wayne BrabenderAmerican-Spanish basketball player · b. 1945
James Day HodgsonFormer U.S. Secretary of Labor; former U.S. Amb… · b. 1915
Jeff NordgaardAmerican basketball player · b. 1973
David MingeAmerican politician · b. 1942
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Larry ColePlayer of American football · b. 1946
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Harland SvareAmerican football player and coach · b. 1930
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Ten Mile Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCamp Release Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLac qui Parle Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRiverside 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.