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History · Glen Township

Glen Township’s post office opened in 1899

Most of Glen Township was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989.

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How Glen Township began

When was Glen Township founded?

1899

The Glen Township post office opened in 1899, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Glen (1899), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 432127 years
Founding year: the first Glen Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Glen 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 Glen Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Glen Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Glen Township, in brief

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

Glen is an unincorporated community and business district in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located southeast of the city of Aitkin at the junction of State Highway 47 (MN 47), Aitkin County Road 12 (Deer Street), and 280th Street. Glen is located within Glen Township and Malmo Township. Nearby places include Aitkin, Malmo, Isle, Garrison, Bennettville, and Thor. Glen is five miles north of Mille Lacs Lake.

Its first post office opened in 1899. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 450 to 432 (-4%).

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

By decade

Glen Township, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Welcome sign, Glen, Minnesota2024Welcome sign, Glen, MinnesotaGlen Meats, Glen, Minnesota2024Glen Meats, Glen, MinnesotaGlen Meats, Glen, Minnesota-022024Glen Meats, Glen, Minnesota-02
Famous people

Famous people close to Glen Township

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

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Warren WilliamBroadway and Hollywood actor · b. 1894
Jonathan EdwardsAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1946
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Gordon W. McKayAmerican politician and businessman · b. 1910
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Leonard ShoenFounder of U-Haul Company and Amerco Inc. · b. 1916
Dale LueckAmerican politician · b. 1949
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Franklin E. EbnerAmerican politician – Minnesota -Senate 1933-34… · b. 1904
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Glen, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Glen
Gone or out of use
Glen Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Glen Township
Rabbit LakeSaron

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Kimberly TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNordland Township1 historic placeB−Malmo TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLee TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Glen Township’s history

What year was Glen Township founded?

The Glen Township post office opened in 1899, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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 Wikimedia Commons (3), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.