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History · Brandrup Township

62% of Brandrup Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Stiklestad United Lutheran Church. Below: maps from 1951 on.

1on the National Register
62%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Brandrup Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Brandrup Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Brandrup Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Brandrup Township, in brief

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

Brandrup Township is a township in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 172 at the 2000 census. Brandrup Township was named for Andrew Brandrup, an early settler who went to become a county official.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 158 to 144 (-9%).

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

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On the map

Brandrup Township on the map, 1951 to 1981

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

Brandrup Township on the 1951 USGS mapBrandrup Township on the 1981 USGS map1951Campbell 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 Brandrup Township.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Brandrup Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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first listed
1980
Stiklestad United Lutheran Church
Stiklestad United Lutheran Church
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Gothic Revival1
Stiklestad United Lutheran ChurchGothic Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Brandrup Township

Nobody well known was born in Brandrup Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ryan SmithCanadian footballer · b. 1991
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Jerome G. MillerAmerican academic · b. 1931
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Clark WilliamsAmerican politician · b. 1942
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David RichmanBasketball coach · b. 1978
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
School Number 42school
1cemetery inside Brandrup Township
Stiklestad

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.

Sunnyside TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCampbell TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBreckenridge TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBradford TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Brandrup Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Brandrup Township?

One place: the Stiklestad United Lutheran Church (listed 1980).

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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 Wikidata (1), 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.