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History · Lowell Township

13% of Lowell Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1953 on.

0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lowell 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 Lowell Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Lowell Township, in brief

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

Lowell Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 183 at the 2000 census. Lowell Township was organized in 1877, and named after Lowell, Massachusetts, the native home of a share of the first settlers.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 298 to 287 (-4%).

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

By decade

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On the map

Lowell Township on the map, 1953 to 1982

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

Lowell Township on the 1953 USGS mapLowell Township on the 1982 USGS map1953Crookston 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 Lowell Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lowell Township

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

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Joseph H. BallAmerican politician · b. 1905
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John NoahAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1927
Jane Elizabeth HodgsonPhysician, obstetrician, gynecologist · b. 1915
Milton Orville ThompsonAmerican aviator · b. 1926
Harold HagenAmerican politician · b. 1901
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Tim BerglandAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1965
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Hixon
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Lowell Township
CalvaryUnion

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.

Crookston4 historic placesA−Fisher TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrookston TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFanny TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAndover TownshipIts 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 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.