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History · Mickinock Township

21% of Mickinock Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1918 on.

0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Mickinock Township’s past

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The story so far

Mickinock Township, in brief

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

Mickinock Township is a township in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States. The population of the township is 261 according to the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 301 to 261 (-13%).

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

By decade

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On the map

Mickinock Township on the map, 1918 to 1967

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

Mickinock Township on the 1918 USGS mapMickinock Township on the 1967 USGS map1918Pencer 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 Mickinock Township.

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
PencerWannaska
Gone or out of use
Pencer Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Mickinock Township
MickinockPine Grove

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.

Grimstad TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBeaver TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGolden Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMalung TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townReine TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFalun 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, 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.