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History · Edna Township

Half of Edna Township’s homes were built after 1988

Most of Edna Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1915 on.

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What stands out about Edna Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Edna Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Edna Township, in brief

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

Edna Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 905 at the 2020 census. Edna Township was organized in 1882.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 897 in 2010, 905 in 2020.

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

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On the map

Edna Township on the map, 1915 to 1973

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

Edna Township on the 1915 USGS mapEdna Township on the 1973 USGS map1915Perham 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 Edna Township.

Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Edna Township
ImmanuelPleasant HillPleasant HillSacred Heart

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.

Dead Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPerham TownshipIts storyC+Dora TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHobart TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGorman 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.