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History · Brandsvold Township

47% of Brandsvold Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1969 on.

0on the National Register
47%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Brandsvold 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 Brandsvold Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Brandsvold Township’s homes were built before 1944.
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The story so far

Brandsvold Township, in brief

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

Brandsvold Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 241 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Brandsvold Township was named for a Norwegian settler.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 245 to 253 (+3%).

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

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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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On the map

Brandsvold Township on the map, 1969 to 1982

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

Brandsvold Township on the 1969 USGS mapBrandsvold Township on the 1982 USGS map1969Mc Intosh NE 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 Brandsvold Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Queen TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRosebud TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFosstonIts storyC+King TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHill River 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 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.