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History · Little Sauk Township

Little Sauk Township’s post office opened in 1872, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1966 on.

1872first post office
0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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How Little Sauk Township began

When was Little Sauk Township founded?

1872

The Little Sauk Township post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 873154 years
Founding year: the first Little Sauk Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Little Sauk Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Little Sauk Township, in brief

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

Little Sauk Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 769 at the 2000 census. By the 2020 census the population had grown to 873. Little Sauk Township was organized in 1870. A village of the same name is located in section 26 of the township. The village is on the Sauk River. A post office was opened in 1872 and the village hosted a Great Northern Railway depot. The village was initially called Burlington.

Its first post office opened in 1872. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 829 to 873 (+5%).

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

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On the map

Little Sauk Township on the map, 1966 to 1986

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

Little Sauk Township on the 1966 USGS mapLittle Sauk Township on the 1986 USGS map1966Round Prairie 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 Sauk Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Little Sauk Township

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

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Sinclair LewisAmerican writer and playwright · b. 1885
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Jodi HuisentruitAmerican journalist who disappeared on June 27,… · b. 1968
Rachel EversAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1992
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Joanne FlukeAmerican writer (c. 1943 -) · b. 1943
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LaVyrle SpencerAmerican writer · b. 1943
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Jacob WetterlingAmerican kidnap victim · b. 1978
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Little Sauk
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Little Sauklocale
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Little Sauk Township
BethelLittle SaukReynolds

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.

Gordon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKandota Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRound Prairie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townReynolds TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Little Sauk Township’s history

What year was Little Sauk Township founded?

The Little Sauk Township post office opened in 1872, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.