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History · Long Lost Lake Township

Long Lost Lake Township dates to 2005

Most of Long Lost Lake Township was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2001. Below: maps from 1969 on.

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How Long Lost Lake Township began

When was Long Lost Lake Township founded?

2005

Long Lost Lake Township dates its founding to 2005 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree).

2020 census: 5421 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.

What stands out about Long Lost Lake Township’s past

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The story so far

Long Lost Lake Township, in brief

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

Long Lost Lake Township is a township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 54 at the 2020 census. The township was organized in 2005, having previously existed as a survey township and unorganized territory.

Long Lost Lake Township was established in 2005. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 43 to 54 (+26%).

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

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On the map

Long Lost Lake Township on the map, 1969 to 1985

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

Long Lost Lake Township on the 1969 USGS mapLong Lost Lake Township on the 1985 USGS map1969Anchor Hill 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 Long Lost Lake Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Forest TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRice TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLa Prairie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Long Lost Lake Township’s history

What year was Long Lost Lake Township founded?

In 2005, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the 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.