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History · Belgium Township

17% of Belgium Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1953 on.

0on the National Register
17%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Belgium Township’s past

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The story so far

Belgium Township, in brief

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

Belgium Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 111 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Belgium Township was organized in 1880. A large share of the early settlers being natives of Belgium caused the name to be selected.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 81 to 63 (-22%).

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

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On the map

Belgium Township on the map, 1953 to 1982

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

Belgium Township on the 1953 USGS mapBelgium Township on the 1982 USGS map1953Crookston 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 Belgium Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Polk Centre Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townParnell TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEuclid TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWylie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLouisville 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.