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History · Gorton Township

54% of Gorton Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1911 on.

0on the National Register
54%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Gorton Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Gorton Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Gorton Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Gorton Township, in brief

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

Gorton Township is a township in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 64 at the 2000 census. Gorton Township was organized in 1879.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 49 in 2010, 49 in 2020.

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

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On the map

Gorton Township on the map, 1911 to 1973

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

Gorton Township on the 1911 USGS mapGorton Township on the 1973 USGS map1911Herman sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Gorton Township.

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
School Number 18school
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Gorton Township
Gorton TownshipNorcross Lutheran

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.

Redpath TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDelaware TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLogan 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.