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History · Hornet Township

14% of Hornet Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1919 on and the census since 1900.

0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hornet Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hornet Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 383 in 1920; 209 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19193 editions of the USGS map, 1919 to 1971. Watch Hornet Township change.
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People over time

Hornet Township, census by census

01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 383

Peaked at 383 in 1920; 209 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hornet Township’s Wikipedia page.

On the map

Hornet Township on the map, 1919 to 1971

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

Hornet Township on the 1919 USGS mapHornet Township on the 1924 USGS mapHornet Township on the 1971 USGS map1919Bridgie sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hornet Township.

The story so far

Hornet Township, in brief

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

Hornet Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 209 as of the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 232 to 209 (-10%).

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

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

FunkleyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLangor TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townShooks TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSummit TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNore 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 and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.