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History · Lake Hanska Township

40% of Lake Hanska Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1967 on.

0on the National Register
40%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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What stands out about Lake Hanska 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 Hanska Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lake Hanska Township’s homes were built before 1956.
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The story so far

Lake Hanska Township, in brief

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

Lake Hanska Township is a township in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 322 as of the 2000 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 339 in 2010, 336 in 2020.

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

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On the map

Lake Hanska Township on the map, 1967 to 1991

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

Lake Hanska Township on the 1967 USGS mapLake Hanska Township on the 1986 USGS mapLake Hanska Township on the 1991 USGS map1967Lake Hanska East 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 Hanska Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Hanska2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLinden Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAlbin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRiverdale 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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.