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History · Granite Ledge Township

18% of Granite Ledge Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1968 on.

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18%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Granite Ledge Township’s past

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The story so far

Granite Ledge Township, in brief

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Granite Ledge Township is a township in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 743 as of the 2010 census. Granite Ledge Township was named for the granite rock formations contained within its borders.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 743 in 2010, 756 in 2020.

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

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On the map

Granite Ledge Township on the map, 1968 to 1991

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

Granite Ledge Township on the 1968 USGS mapGranite Ledge Township on the 1985 USGS mapGranite Ledge Township on the 1991 USGS map1968Rum River 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 Granite Ledge Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Milaca TownshipIts storyCLakin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMaywood TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAlberta 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.