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History · Little Rock

Half of Little Rock’s homes were built after 1981

Most of Little Rock was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1972 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
6%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Little Rock’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 Little Rock are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Little Rock’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Little Rock, in brief

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

Little Rock (Ojibwe: Gaa-Asiniinsikaag) is a census-designated place (CDP) within the Lower Red Lake unorganized territory in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,208 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,208 to 1,021 (-15%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Little Rock on the map, 1972 to 1985

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

Little Rock on the 1972 USGS mapLittle Rock on the 1985 USGS map1972Red Lake 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 Little Rock.

People over time

Little Rock, census by census

02004006008001,0001,20020002020Peak: 1,208

Between 1,021 and 1,208 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Little Rock’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Little Rock

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

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Arnie JohnsonNational Basketball League player · b. 1920
Wes WestrumAmerican baseball player and coach · b. 1922
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Ed WidsethAmerican football player · b. 1910
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Charlie NorrisAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1963
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Red LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Little Rock’s history

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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 and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.