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History · Laona Township

10% of Laona Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1918 on.

0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Laona 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 Laona Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19184 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1984. Watch Laona Township change.
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On the map

Laona Township on the map, 1918 to 1984

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

Laona Township on the 1918 USGS mapLaona Township on the 1943 USGS mapLaona Township on the 1967 USGS mapLaona Township on the 1984 USGS map1918Roosevelt sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

Laona Township, in brief

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

Laona Township is a township in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 578 at the 2000 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 543 to 508 (-6%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Laona Township

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

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Garrett HedlundAmerican actor · b. 1984
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Bill ChristianAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1938
Neal BrotenAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1959
Robert BerglandAmerican politician · b. 1928
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Dave ChristianAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1959
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Roger ChristianAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1935
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Moranville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRooseveltIts 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.