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History · Davis Township

38% of Davis Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1939 on.

0on the National Register
38%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Davis Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Davis Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Davis Township’s homes were built before 1949.
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The story so far

Davis Township, in brief

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

Davis Township is a township in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 48 at the 2000 census. Davis Township was organized in 1882, and named for Edward N. Davis, a county official.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 30 to 35 (+17%).

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

By decade

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

Davis Township on the map, 1939 to 1974

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

Davis Township on the 1939 USGS mapDavis Township on the 1941 USGS mapDavis Township on the 1974 USGS map1939Kennedy 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 Davis Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Davis Township

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

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Donald PedersonAmerican professor of electrical engineering · b. 1925
Kristen DexterAmerican politician · b. 1961
Bill IngebrigtsenAmerican politician · b. 1952
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Frank BrosseauBaseball player · b. 1944
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Tim JohnsonAmerican male curler · b. 1953
Truman SpangrudRetired lieutenant general in the United States… · b. 1934
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
McKinley SchoolschoolSchool Number 5school
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Davis Township
HillcrestTree Claim

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.

Spring Brook TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSvea TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTegner TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSinnott 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.