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History · Culver Township

Culver Township’s post office opened in 1894

Most of Culver Township was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1953 on.

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0on the National Register
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How Culver Township began

When was Culver Township founded?

1894

The Culver Township post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 303132 years
Founding year: the first Culver Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Culver 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 Culver Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Culver Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Culver Township, in brief

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

Culver is an unincorporated community in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The community is 27 miles northwest of the city of Duluth. The center of Culver is generally considered at the junction of Saint Louis County Highway 7 (CR 7) and County Road 8 (CR 8), which is also the boundary line between Culver Township and Industrial Township. The unincorporated community of Culver also extends into the southern portion of New Independence Township. The Artichoke River flows through the community. South Ridge School is located in Culver. A post office called Culver was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1989. The community was named for Joshua B. Culver, first mayor…

Its first post office opened in 1894. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 294 to 303 (+3%).

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

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Culver Township on the map, 1953 to 1969

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

Culver Township on the 1953 USGS mapCulver Township on the 1969 USGS map1953Alborn 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 Culver Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Culver Township

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

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Jessica LangeAmerican actress · b. 1949
Barbara PaytonAmerican actress · b. 1927
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Dylan SambergAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1999
Karson KuhlmanAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1995
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Derek PlanteAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1971
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Corey MillenAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1964
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
ArlbergCulver
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Culver Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Culver Township
CulverIndian Hill

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.

Industrial TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townArrowhead TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAlborn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townStoney Brook TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Culver Township’s history

What year was Culver Township founded?

The Culver Township post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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.