The Blackhoof Township post office opened in 1921, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Blackhoof (1921) and Duesler (1925), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 985105 years
How historic is Blackhoof Township?
C−
More historic than 18% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Blackhoof Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Blackhoof Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Blackhoof Township is more historic than 18% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Blackhoof 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 Blackhoof 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 any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.6 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). 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 Blackhoof Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Blackhoof
1921–1924
Duesler
1925–1935
19201970today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BlackhoofDuesler
Gone or out of use
BlackhooflocaleBlackhoof Post Officepost officeDueslerlocaleDuesler Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Blackhoof Township
Elim LutheranSandy Lake
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Blackhoof Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Blackhoof Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Blackhoof Township is a township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 985 as of the 2020 census. The township took its name from the Blackhoof River.
Its first post office opened in 1921. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 893 to 985 (+10%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Blackhoof Township, 1921 to 1954
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Blackhoof Township.
1954Wrenshall 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 Blackhoof Township.
Famous people
Famous people close to Blackhoof Township
Nobody well known was born in Blackhoof Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Blackhoof Township post office opened in 1921, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Blackhoof Township rank for history?
Blackhoof Township is more historic than 18% 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 Blackhoof Township?
11% of Blackhoof Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.6 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.
