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History · Elmer Township

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

Below: maps from 1967 on.

0on the National Register
38%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Elmer 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 Elmer Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Elmer Township’s homes were built before 1962.
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The story so far

Elmer Township, in brief

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

Elmer Township is a township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 275 at the 2000 census. Elmer Township was organized in 1879.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 231 in 2010, 230 in 2020.

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

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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

Elmer Township on the map, 1967 to 1985

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

Elmer Township on the 1967 USGS mapElmer Township on the 1985 USGS map1967Edgerton North 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 Elmer Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Elmer Township

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

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Harold Rawdon BriggsBritish Army general · b. 1894
Phil BrunsAmerican actor, writer · b. 1931
Vern EhlersAmerican politician · b. 1934
Bill HagerFlorida State Representative · b. 1947
Donald PetersenAmerican businessman · b. 1926
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Jimmy ManionAmerican football guard · b. 1904
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Osborne TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGray TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEden Township2 historic placesnot 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.