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History · Moranville Township

Half of Moranville Township’s homes were built after 1985

Most of Moranville Township was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1918 on.

0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Moranville 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 Moranville Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19184 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1984. Watch Moranville Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Moranville Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Moranville Township on the map, 1918 to 1984

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

Moranville Township on the 1918 USGS mapMoranville Township on the 1943 USGS mapMoranville Township on the 1967 USGS mapMoranville Township on the 1984 USGS map1918Warroad 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 Moranville Township.

The story so far

Moranville Township, in brief

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

Moranville Township is a township in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 940 at the 2000 census. Moranville Township was named for Patrick W. Moran, a pioneer settler.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 887 to 911 (+3%).

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

Timeline

Moranville Township, 1905 to 1985

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1905Post officeThe Swift post office opens
  3. 1918On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1985Post officeThe Swift post office closes
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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Moranville Township

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

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Garrett HedlundAmerican actor · b. 1984
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Bill ChristianAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1938
Neal BrotenAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1959
Robert BerglandAmerican politician · b. 1928
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Dave ChristianAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1959
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Roger ChristianAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1935
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone

Another post office, Swift, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Swift
Gone or out of use
Swift Post Officepost office

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.

Lake TownshipIts storyDLaona TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCedarbend 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.