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History · Hines Township

Hines Township’s post office opened in 1904, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

1904first post office
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14%homes built before 1940
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How Hines Township began

When was Hines Township founded?

1904

The Hines Township post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 612122 years
Founding year: the first Hines Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hines Township’s past

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The story so far

Hines Township, in brief

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

Hines is an unincorporated community in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Hines is located on U.S. Route 71, 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Tenstrike. Hines has a post office with ZIP code 56647. Hines was named for William Hines, a lumberman.

Its first post office opened in 1904. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 689 to 612 (-11%).

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

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Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

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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.

Blackduck1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSummit TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHagali TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLangor TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Hines Township’s history

What year was Hines Township founded?

The Hines Township post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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.