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History · Lakeport Township

Half of Lakeport Township’s homes were built after 1990

Most of Lakeport Township was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990.

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What stands out about Lakeport Township’s past

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The story so far

Lakeport Township, in brief

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

Lakeport Township is a township in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was around 840 at the 2020 census. The name Lakeport is derived from Laporte, Minnesota.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 845 in 2010, 840 in 2020.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Lakeport Township

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

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Mary Welsh HemingwayAmerican journalist · b. 1908
Thomas D. WhiteFourth Chief of Staff of the United States Air … · b. 1901
Archie MarshekAmerican film editor · b. 1902
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Douglas PikeAmerican diplomat and historian · b. 1924
Skip FinnAmerican state senator · b. 1948
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Erma VizenorOjibwe politician and educator · b. 1944
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

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Benedict Railroad Stationlocale
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Steamboat River TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHendrickson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHart Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLeech Lake 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 the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.