The story
Read it all →How Baytown Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Baytown Township.
Baytown Township was organized in 1858, and named for a harbor on the St. Croix River.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History · Baytown Township
Half of Baytown Township’s homes were built after 1997
More historic than 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Baytown Township was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1997. Below: maps from 1948 on.
0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
About Baytown Township’s history
How historic is Baytown Township?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 14% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
History grade
What drives Baytown Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Baytown Township is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Baytown Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19403.5% of homes (±2.2) · typical MN town 8.1% · U.S. 8.4%C−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical MN town 2.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 14%
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Minnesota towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Minnesota town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Baytown Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (23% of Minnesota towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±2.2 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Baytown Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Baytown Township’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Baytown Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.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.
Be the first to add onePhotograph a print flat, in daylight, no flash.
Add from your albumOn the map
Baytown Township on the map, 1948 to 1993
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Baytown Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1948Stillwater sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Baytown Township.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Baytown Township
Nobody well known was born in Baytown Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Amy PetersonAmerican short track speed skater · b. 1971T
Thomas J. AbercrombieAmerican photographer and writer · b. 1930I
Isaac HowardAmerican ice hockey player · b. 2004E
Elwin RomnesAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1907D
David TanabeAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1980T
Thomas Cleland DawsonAmerican diplomat · b. 1865Places that used to be
Old corners
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
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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.
Questions about Baytown Township’s history
How does Baytown Township rank for history?
Baytown Township is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Baytown Township?
4% of Baytown Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.2 points), against a typical 8.1% for a Minnesota town; the median home was built in 1997.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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Sources
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).
From Wikipedia, 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.