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History · Callaway Township

19% of Callaway Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1969 on and the census since 1910.

0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Callaway 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 Callaway Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 325 in 1920; 178 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Callaway Township’s history is told.

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People over time

Callaway Township, census by census

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Peaked at 325 in 1920; 178 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Callaway Township’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Callaway Township, in brief

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

Callaway is a city in Becker County, Minnesota, USA, approximately 11 miles from the county seat, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The population was 178 at the 2020 census. Callaway is often associated with a nearby town, Richwood, Minnesota.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 287 to 304 (+6%).

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

By decade

Callaway Township, decade by decade

Today8 recent
Welcome sign, Callaway, Minnesota-022025Welcome sign, Callaway, Minnesota-02Welcome sign, Callaway, Minnesota-012025Welcome sign, Callaway, Minnesota-01Water tower and wind turbine, Callaway, Minnesota-022025Water tower and wind turbine, Callaway, Minnesota-02Water tower and wind turbine, Callaway, Minnesota-012025Water tower and wind turbine, Callaway, Minnesota-01United States Post Office2025United States Post OfficeEvent Center2025Event CenterCommercial Building2025Commercial BuildingCity Hall2025City Hall
On the map

Callaway Township on the map, 1969 to 1985

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

Callaway Township on the 1969 USGS mapCallaway Township on the 1985 USGS map1969White Earth 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 Callaway Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

White Earth TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRichwood TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCallawayIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRiceville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSugar Bush 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 Wikimedia Commons (8), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.