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History · Leech Lake Township

Leech Lake Township’s post office opened in 1858

Most of Leech Lake Township was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995.

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How Leech Lake Township began

When was Leech Lake Township founded?

1858

The Leech Lake Township post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Leech Lake (1858), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 437168 years
Founding year: the first Leech Lake Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Leech Lake Township’s past

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The story so far

Leech Lake Township, in brief

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

Leech Lake is an unincorporated community in Leech Lake Township, Cass County, Minnesota, United States. It is along State Highway 371 (MN 371) near 100th Street NW, Cass County Road 62. Nearby places include Walker, Laporte, and Steamboat Bay of Leech Lake.

Its first post office opened in 1858. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 436 in 2010, 437 in 2020.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Leech Lake Township

Nobody well known was born in Leech Lake 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
George ParshallAmerican chemist · b. 1929
Skip FinnAmerican state senator · b. 1948
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Leech Lake, opened and closed inside today’s town.

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Leech Lake Post Officepost office
1cemetery inside Leech Lake Township
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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.

Wilkinson Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLakeport TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townShingobee Township1 historic placeC+

Questions about Leech Lake Township’s history

What year was Leech Lake Township founded?

The Leech Lake Township post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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.