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History · Candor Township

11% of Candor Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1912 on.

0on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Candor Township’s past

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The story so far

Candor Township, in brief

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Candor Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 621 at the 2020 census. Candor Township was organized in 1880.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 561 to 621 (+11%).

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

Timeline

Candor Township, 1883 to 1912

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1883Post officeThe Gresham post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1905Post officeThe Gresham post office closes
  5. 1912On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Candor Township on the map, 1912 to 1973

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

Candor Township on the 1912 USGS mapCandor Township on the 1973 USGS map1912Vergas 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 Candor Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Candor Township

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

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Dave ReichertFormer United States Representative from Washin… · b. 1950
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Bud TingelstadAmerican racing driver · b. 1928
Adam ThielenAmerican football player · b. 1990
Janet BenshoofAmerican lawyer · b. 1947
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Kieth EngenAmerican operatic bass singer · b. 1925
Jeff JohnsonAmerican politician from Hennepin County, Minne… · b. 1966
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Gresham, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Heisler Manufactured Home Park
Gone or out of use
Gresham Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Candor Township
Saint Paul's LutheranSchrams

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

VergasIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDunn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake View TownshipIts storyC+Dora TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHobart 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, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.