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History · Brandt Township

13% of Brandt Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1918 on.

0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Brandt 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 Brandt Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19184 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1992. Watch Brandt Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brandt Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Brandt Township on the map, 1918 to 1992

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

Brandt Township on the 1918 USGS mapBrandt Township on the 1961 USGS mapBrandt Township on the 1985 USGS mapBrandt Township on the 1992 USGS map1918Angus 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 Brandt Township.

The story so far

Brandt Township, in brief

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

Brandt Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 45 according to the 2022 Decennial census. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 50 to 45 (-10%).

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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Famous people

Famous people close to Brandt Township

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

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Paul NelsonAmerican music critic · b. 1936
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Gerome KamrowskiAmerican artist · b. 1914
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Joseph SteffanAmerican lawyer · b. 1964
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Rufus GilbertAmerican football, basketball, and baseball pla… · b. 1884
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Angus TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHelgeland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBray 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.