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History · Emmet Township

41% of Emmet Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1965 on.

0on the National Register
41%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Emmet 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 Emmet Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Emmet Township’s homes were built before 1956.
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The story so far

Emmet Township, in brief

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

Emmet Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 259 at the 2000 census. Emmet Township was organized in 1870, and named for Robert Emmet, leader of the 1803 Irish rebellion.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 226 to 178 (-21%).

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

By decade

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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

Emmet Township on the map, 1965 to 1986

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

Emmet Township on the 1965 USGS mapEmmet Township on the 1986 USGS map1965Renville 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 Emmet Township.

Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Emmet Township
Bethany LutheranFairviewOld Salem

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.

Troy TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrooks TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFlora TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSacred Heart 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.