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History · Lake Fremont Township

56% of Lake Fremont Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1970 on.

0on the National Register
56%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lake Fremont 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 Lake Fremont Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lake Fremont Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lake Fremont Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Lake Fremont Township, in brief

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

Lake Fremont Township is a township in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 175 at the 2000 census. Lake Fremont Township was organized in 1872, and named for a now-dry lake which was named for John C. Frémont.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 162 to 155 (-4%).

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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On the map

Lake Fremont Township on the map, 1970 to 1985

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

Lake Fremont Township on the 1970 USGS mapLake Fremont Township on the 1985 USGS map1970Dunnell 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 Lake Fremont Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lake Fremont Township

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

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Walter MondaleVice President of the United States from 1977 t… · b. 1928
David EllefsonAmerican bass guitarist · b. 1964
Dale GardnerAmerican astronaut · b. 1948
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Dixie WillsonAmerican writer, screenwriter · b. 1890
Michael IzenAmerican Roman Catholic minister, Auxiliary Bis… · b. 1967
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Kay HalloranAmerican politician · b. 1937
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Jay TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPetersburg TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Belt 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.