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History · Lake Henry Township

16% of Lake Henry Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1967 on and the census since 1920.

0on the National Register
16%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lake Henry Township’s past

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The story so far

Lake Henry Township, in brief

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Lake Henry is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Henry had a population of 72. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. Minnesota State Highway 4 serves as a main route in the community.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 278 to 248 (-11%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Lake Henry Township in 1915

Passages that mention Lake Henry Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Lake Henry Township. — District Number 24, the Barchenger school, was the first organized in this township, having been established by the county board in 1869. Nicholas Longen, Mathias Gross and Xavier Popping were the first school oflBcers. Frederick Rupp was the first teacher, about twenty pupil…
History of Stearns County, Minnesota1915 · page 1377Read the page →
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Lake Henry Township. — District Number 24, the Barchenger school, was the first organized in this township, having been established by the county board in 1869. Nicholas Longen, Mathias Gross and Xavier Popping were the first school oflBcers. Frederick Rupp was the first teacher, about twenty pupils attending. The chil-

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

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On the map

Lake Henry Township on the map, 1967 to 1986

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

Lake Henry Township on the 1967 USGS mapLake Henry Township on the 1986 USGS map1967Lake Henry 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 Henry Township.

People over time

Lake Henry Township, census by census

0100200192019401960198020002020Peak: 197

Between 72 and 197 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Lake Henry Township

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

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Lisa DemuthAmerican politician · b. 1967
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Sister Marie Inez HilgerAmerican Benedictine nun; anthropologist · b. 1891
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Manny SteeleAmerican politician · b. 1940
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Zion TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrow River TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRoseville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSpring Hill 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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.