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History · Buse Township

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

Below: maps from 1910 on.

0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Buse Township’s past

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The story so far

Buse Township, in brief

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

Buse Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 474 at the 2020 census. Buse Township was organized in 1870, and named for Ernest Buse, a pioneer settler.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 491 to 474 (-3%).

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

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On the map

Buse Township on the map, 1910 to 1973

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

Buse Township on the 1910 USGS mapBuse Township on the 1973 USGS map1910Wendell 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 Buse Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Buse Township

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

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Frank AlbertsonAmerican character actor · b. 1909
Marcus BorgAmerican Bible scholar · b. 1942
Cliff SterrettAmerican cartoonist · b. 1883
Bill LutherAmerican politician · b. 1945
Wynn RobertsAmerican biathlete · b. 1988
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
School Number 29schoolSchool Number 30schoolSchool Number 31schoolSchool Number 46school
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Buse Township
Bethlehem LutheranKnollwood

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.

Fergus Falls13 historic placesB+Orwell TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDane Prairie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAastad 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.