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History · Hart Lake Township

10% of Hart Lake Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1972 on.

0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hart Lake Township’s past

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The story so far

Hart Lake Township, in brief

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

Hart Lake Township is a township in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 543 at the 2020 census. This township took its name from Hart Lake.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 509 to 543 (+7%).

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

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On the map

Hart Lake Township on the map in 1972

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hart Lake Township.

Hart Lake Township on the 1972 USGS map1972Steamboat Lake 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 Hart Lake Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hart Lake Township

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

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Mary Welsh HemingwayAmerican journalist · b. 1908
Thomas D. WhiteFourth Chief of Staff of the United States Air … · b. 1901
Archie MarshekAmerican film editor · b. 1902
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Douglas PikeAmerican diplomat and historian · b. 1924
Skip FinnAmerican state senator · b. 1948
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Erma VizenorOjibwe politician and educator · b. 1944
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
Guthrie
Gone or out of use
Guthrie Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Hart Lake Township
Green LeaZion Memorial

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.

Farden TownshipIts storyC−Wilkinson Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGuthrie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLakeport TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPike Bay TownshipIts storyC−

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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, 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.