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History · Humboldt Township

18% of Humboldt Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1919 on.

0on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Humboldt Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Humboldt Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19193 editions of the USGS map, 1919 to 1981. Watch Humboldt Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Humboldt Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Humboldt Township on the map, 1919 to 1981

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

Humboldt Township on the 1919 USGS mapHumboldt Township on the 1952 USGS mapHumboldt Township on the 1981 USGS map1919Barnesville 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 Humboldt Township.

The story so far

Humboldt Township, in brief

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

Humboldt Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 239 at the 2000 census. Humboldt Township was named for Alexander von Humboldt, a German scientist and explorer.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 275 in 2010, 280 in 2020.

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

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Humboldt Township

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

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Dave GoltzAmerican baseball player · b. 1949
Alta Lillian King(1899-1981) American dancer, singer, and Ziegfe… · b. 1899
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Roger L. HansonAmerican politician · b. 1925
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Barnesville1 historic placeB−Prairie View TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTansem TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBarnesville Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSkree 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 the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.