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History · Garfield Township

51% of Garfield Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1967 on.

0on the National Register
51%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Garfield 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 Garfield Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Garfield Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Garfield Township, in brief

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

Garfield Township is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 187 at the 2000 census. Garfield Township was organized in 1881, and named for James A. Garfield (1831–1881), the 20th President of the United States.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 145 to 116 (-20%).

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

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On the map

Garfield Township on the map, 1967 to 1985

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

Garfield Township on the 1967 USGS mapGarfield Township on the 1985 USGS map1967Mount Wickham 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 Garfield Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Garfield Township

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

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James Day HodgsonFormer U.S. Secretary of Labor; former U.S. Amb… · b. 1915
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Jerome ClarkAmerican writer · b. 1946
Jeff NordgaardAmerican basketball player · b. 1973
Lee SavoldAmerican boxer · b. 1916
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Phyllis GatesAmerican secretary and interior decorator, wife… · b. 1925
Carrie TollefsonAmerican middle distance runner · b. 1977
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Mehurin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townArena TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHamlin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFreeland 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.