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History · Fenton Township

20% of Fenton Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1967 on.

0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Fenton 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 Fenton Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Fenton Township’s homes were built before 1963.
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The story so far

Fenton Township, in brief

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

Fenton Township is a township in Murray County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. Fenton Township, was organized in 1886, and named for P. H. Fenton, an early settler.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 177 to 146 (-18%).

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

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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

Fenton Township on the map, 1967 to 1985

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

Fenton Township on the 1967 USGS mapFenton Township on the 1985 USGS map1967Chandler 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 Fenton Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Fenton Township

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

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Harold HotellingAmerican statistician and econometrician · b. 1895
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Arvid KramerAmerican basketball player · b. 1956
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Delmont MoffittAmerican politician · b. 1911
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Gaylin Den OudenAmerican politician · b. 1945
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Robert J. TennessenAmerican politician from Minnesota · b. 1939
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Iona TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townChandlerIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMoulton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWilmont Township1 historic placenot 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.