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History · Beseman Township

19% of Beseman Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1970 on.

0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Beseman Township’s past

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The story so far

Beseman Township, in brief

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Beseman Township is a township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States; located near Wright and Cromwell. The population was 138 as of the 2020 census. Beseman Township was named for Ernst Besemann, a local landowner.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 137 in 2010, 138 in 2020.

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

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On the map

Beseman Township on the map in 1970

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Beseman Township.

Beseman Township on the 1970 USGS map1970Wright 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 Beseman Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Haugen TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLakeview TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPrairie Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBalsam Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClark 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.