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History · Crooks Township

39% of Crooks Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1965 on.

0on the National Register
39%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Crooks 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 Crooks Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Crooks Township’s homes were built before 1950.
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The story so far

Crooks Township, in brief

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

Crooks Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 191 at the 2010 census. Crooks Township was organized in 1884, and named for H. S. Crooks, a pioneer settler.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 191 to 175 (-8%).

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

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On the map

Crooks Township on the map, 1965 to 1986

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

Crooks Township on the 1965 USGS mapCrooks Township on the 1986 USGS map1965Renville 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 Crooks Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Crooks Township

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

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Kathleen WinsorAmerican author · b. 1919
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Seth HinrichsAmerican basketball player · b. 1993
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William A. MitchellAmerican food chemist · b. 1911
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Tom RuudAmerican football player · b. 1953
Hal EricksonAmerican football player and coach · b. 1898
Paul F. HeardAmerican filmmaker · b. 1913
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Emmet TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWinfield TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHolland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEricson 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.