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History · Elm Creek Township

26% of Elm Creek Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1970 on.

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26%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Elm Creek Township’s past

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The story so far

Elm Creek Township, in brief

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

Elm Creek Township is a township in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. Elm Creek Township was organized in 1867, and named for Elm Creek.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 188 to 160 (-15%).

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

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On the map

Elm Creek Township on the map, 1970 to 1985

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

Elm Creek Township on the 1970 USGS mapElm Creek Township on the 1985 USGS map1970Alpha 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 Elm Creek Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Elm Creek Township

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

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Walter MondaleVice President of the United States from 1977 t… · b. 1928
David EllefsonAmerican bass guitarist · b. 1964
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Gary AmdahlAmerican author · b. 1956
Stephen Censky13th United States Deputy Secretary of Agricult… · b. 1961
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Walter Henry HalloranAmerican priest · b. 1921
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Alex B. StephensonAmerican politician and law enforcement officer · b. 1908
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Cedar TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFox Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJay TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEnterprise TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townManyaska 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.