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History · Hunter Township

33% of Hunter Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1985 on.

0on the National Register
33%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hunter Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hunter Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hunter Township’s homes were built before 1956.
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The story so far

Hunter Township, in brief

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

Hunter Township is a township in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 258 at the 2000 census. Hunter Township was organized in 1872, and named for James Wilson Hunter, a county official.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 224 to 211 (-6%).

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

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On the map

Hunter Township on the map in 1985

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hunter Township.

Hunter Township on the 1985 USGS map1985Worthington sheet · 1:100,000

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

LakefieldIts storyC+Des Moines TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMinneota TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHeron Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRost 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.