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History · Hill River Township

38% of Hill River Township’s homes were built before 1940

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What stands out about Hill River Township’s past

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The story so far

Hill River Township, in brief

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

Hill River Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 162 at the 2000 census. This township was named for the Hill River.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 157 to 197 (+25%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Hill River Township

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

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Arnie JohnsonNational Basketball League player · b. 1920
Jan NarvesonCanadian philosopher · b. 1936
Lily HansonAmerican comedian · b. 1983
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Ed WidsethAmerican football player · b. 1910
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Shirley WinsleyAmerican politician · b. 1934
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Gone or out of use
Lindsay Post Officepost office
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Hill River Township
AsphultMamreVernes Lutheran

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.

Chester TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLessor TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEden TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBrandsvold 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 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.