Its Register listing is the Warren, William, Two Rivers House Site and McDougall, Peter, Farmstead. Most of Bellevue Township was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Below: maps from 1948 on.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Bellevue Township is more historic than 70% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Bellevue Township’s overall grade.
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 Bellevue Township’s 30.0 sits above most of its state (90% of Minnesota towns have fewer) while its 4 historic buildings outnumber those of 68% 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 is a Census survey estimate (±5.0 points).
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 Bellevue Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bellevue Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Bellevue Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,115 at the 2000 census. Bellevue Township was organized in 1858. Bellevue is a name derived from French meaning "beautiful view".
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,093 to 1,149 (+5%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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.
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Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bellevue Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1948Little Falls 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 Bellevue Township.
On the National Register
1 historic place in Bellevue Township
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Bellevue Township is more historic than 70% 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.
What is on the National Register in Bellevue Township?
One place: the Warren, William, Two Rivers House Site and McDougall, Peter, Farmstead (listed 1974).
How old are the homes in Bellevue Township?
9% of Bellevue Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.0 points), against a typical 8.1% for a Minnesota town; the median home was built in 1991.
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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.
