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History · Hill Township

40% of Hill Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1974 on.

0on the National Register
40%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hill Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hill Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Hill Township, in brief

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

Hill Township is a township in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 18 at the 2000 census. Hill Township was organized in 1901, and named for James J. Hill, a railroad official.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 15 to 22 (+47%).

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

By decade

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On the map

Hill Township on the map, 1974 to 1985

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

Hill Township on the 1974 USGS mapHill Township on the 1985 USGS map1974Hill Siding 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 Hill Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hill Township

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

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Marie Louise Bottineau BaldwinChippewa and Metis, first Native American gradu… · b. 1863
R. G. FergusonCanadian physician · b. 1883
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Tommy GibbScottish footballer · b. 1944
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Austin BriggsCartoonist · b. 1908
Larry OlsonoskiAmerican football player · b. 1925
Colleen KikoAmerican lawyer · b. 1950
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Joliette FerrycrossingNorth Hill SchoolschoolSouth Hill Schoolschool

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.

Hampden TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSt. Vincent Township1 historic placenot 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.