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History · Goodland Township

Goodland Township’s post office opened in 1903, and 16% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Goodland Township began

When was Goodland Township founded?

1903

The Goodland Township post office opened in 1903, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 473123 years
Founding year: the first Goodland Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Goodland Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Goodland Township, in brief

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

Goodland is an unincorporated community in Goodland Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Goodland had a population of 51. The community is located east-southeast of Grand Rapids at the junction of Itasca County Roads 16 and 20; and State Highway 65 (MN 65). The boundary line between Itasca and Saint Louis counties is nearby. Nearby places include Pengilly, Swan River, Warba, Wawina, and Silica. Goodland is located six miles north of Swan River and 12 miles south of Pengilly. Goodland is 19 miles east-southeast of Grand Rapids; and 22 miles southwest of Hibbing. The community of Goodland is located within Goodland Township. Floodwood Lake is nearby. Goodl…

Its first post office opened in 1903. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 466 in 2010, 473 in 2020.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Goodland Township

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

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Judy GarlandAmerican actress, singer, dancer and vaudevilli… · b. 1922
Kevin McHaleAmerican basketball player · b. 1957
Roger MarisAmerican baseball player · b. 1934
Vincent BugliosiAmerican lawyer and true crime writer · b. 1934
Robert R. GilruthAmerican aerospace engineer · b. 1913
Dick GarmakerAmerican basketball player · b. 1932
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
BengalGoodland
Gone or out of use
Goodlandlocale
1cemetery inside Goodland Township
Maple Grove

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.

Lone Pine TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWawina TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFeeley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCedar Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Goodland Township’s history

What year was Goodland Township founded?

The Goodland Township post office opened in 1903, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.