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History · Field Township

13% of Field Township’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 3 buildings. Below: maps from 1964 on.

1on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Field 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 Field Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Field Township, in brief

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

Field Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 351 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highway 53 and State Highway 1 (MN 1) are two of the main routes in the township. Cook and Orr are both nearby. Field Township was named for a local journalist.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 391 to 351 (-10%).

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

By decade

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On the map

Field Township on the map, 1964 to 1986

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

Field Township on the 1964 USGS mapField Township on the 1986 USGS map1964Linden Grove 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 Field Township.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Field Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
1989
Flint Creek Farm Historic District
Flint Creek Farm Historic District
Districts
All 1 listings
Flint Creek Farm Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1989

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Haley
1cemetery inside Field Township
Little Fork

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.

CookIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAlango Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLinden Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBeatty TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOwens TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWillow Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Field Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Field Township?

One place: the Flint Creek Farm Historic District (listed 1989).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.