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History · Danforth Township

18% of Danforth Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the District No. 74 School. Its Register listing is the District No. 74 School. Below: maps from 1962 on.

1on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Danforth Township’s past

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The story so far

Danforth Township, in brief

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

Danforth Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 84 at the 2000 census. Danforth Township bears the name of N. H. Danforth, a local landowner.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 78 in 2010, 79 in 2020.

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

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On the map

Danforth Township on the map, 1962 to 1981

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

Danforth Township on the 1962 USGS mapDanforth Township on the 1981 USGS map1962Cloverdale 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 Danforth Township.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Danforth Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1992
District No. 74 School
District No. 74 School
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District No. 74 SchoolBuilding

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Wilma TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSandstone TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFleming TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClover TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Danforth Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Danforth Township?

One place: the District No. 74 School (listed 1992).

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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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.