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History · Deerhorn Township

28% of Deerhorn Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the David N. Peet Farmstead. Its Register listing is the David N. Peet Farmstead. Below: maps from 1895 on.

1on the National Register
28%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Deerhorn 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 Deerhorn Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18953 editions of the USGS map, 1895 to 1985. Watch Deerhorn Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Deerhorn Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Deerhorn Township on the map, 1895 to 1985

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

Deerhorn Township on the 1895 USGS mapDeerhorn Township on the 1966 USGS mapDeerhorn Township on the 1985 USGS map1895Fargo sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Deerhorn Township.

The story so far

Deerhorn Township, in brief

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

Deerhorn Township is a township in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 111 at the 2000 census. Deerhorn Township took its name from Deerhorn Creek.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 97 to 89 (-8%).

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

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Deerhorn Township

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

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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
1980
David N. Peet Farmstead
David N. Peet Farmstead, built 1901
Buildings
All 1 listings
David N. Peet FarmsteadBuilding · listed 1980

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.

Wolverton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAtherton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMitchell TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRoberts Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Deerhorn Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Deerhorn Township?

One place: the David N. Peet Farmstead (listed 1980).

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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.