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History · Edwards Township

31% of Edwards Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1958 on.

0on the National Register
31%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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What stands out about Edwards Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Edwards Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Edwards Township’s homes were built before 1956.
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The story so far

Edwards Township, in brief

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

Edwards Township is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 304 at the 2000 census. Edwards Township was organized in 1871, and named for S. S. Edwards, an early settler.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 242 in 2010, 245 in 2020.

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

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On the map

Edwards Township on the map in 1958

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Edwards Township.

Edwards Township on the 1958 USGS map1958Raymond 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 Edwards Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

RaymondIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSt. Johns TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHolland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWhitefield Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLone Tree 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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.