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History · Crow Lake Township

19% of Crow Lake Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1967 on.

0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Crow Lake Township’s past

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The story so far

Crow Lake Township, in brief

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Crow Lake Township is in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 318 at the 2010 census. Crow Lake Township was organized in 1868, and named after Crow Lake.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 318 to 350 (+10%).

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

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On the map

Crow Lake Township on the map in 1967

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Crow Lake Township.

Crow Lake Township on the 1967 USGS map1967Belgrade 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 Crow Lake Township.

Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Crow Lake Township
Crow LakeSaint DonatusUnionUnited MethodistZion

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.

BrootenIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townColfax TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBelgrade1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorth Fork TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Johanna TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorway Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrow River 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.