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Nashwauk Township’s post office opened in 1902, and 32% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Below: maps from 1952 on and the census since 1910.

1902first post office
0on the National Register
32%homes built before 1940
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How Nashwauk Township began

When was Nashwauk Township founded?

1902

The Nashwauk Township post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 2,080 in 19102020 census: 1,657124 years

How historic is Nashwauk Township?

C

More historic than 34% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Nashwauk Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade

What drives Nashwauk Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Nashwauk Township is more historic than 34% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.

C
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Nashwauk Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1902, from the first post office: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsDHomes built before 194031.9% of homes (±6.5) · typical MN town 8.1% · U.S. 8.4%ANational RegisterNo listings counted · typical MN town 2.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 34%
NewerOlder

Minnesota towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Minnesota town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Nashwauk Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (23% of Minnesota towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.5 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Nashwauk 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 Nashwauk Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 2,555 in 1930; 970 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Nashwauk Township’s homes were built before 1956.
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Start Nashwauk Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Nashwauk Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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People over time

Nashwauk Township, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,500192019401960198020002020Peak: 2,555

Peaked at 2,555 in 1930; 970 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Nashwauk Township’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Nashwauk Township, in brief

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

Nashwauk ( NASH-wawk) is a town in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 970 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highway 169 and Minnesota State Highway 65 are two of the main routes in Nashwauk.

Its first post office opened in 1902. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,681 in 2010, 1,657 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Nashwauk Township, 1902 to 1952

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1902Post officeThe Nashwauk post office opens
  3. 1930CensusPopulation peaks at 2,555
  4. 1952On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

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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On the map

Nashwauk Township on the map, 1952 to 1969

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

Nashwauk Township on the 1952 USGS mapNashwauk Township on the 1969 USGS map1952Nashwauk 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 Nashwauk 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
NashwaukParkview Mobile Home Court
Gone or out of use
Alexander MinemineAnn MinemineArgonne MinemineBray MinemineCalbraith MinemineCarrol MinemineForest MinemineHadley MinemineHalobe MinemineHawkins MinemineLarue MinemineMace MinemineMesabi Chief MinemineNorth Harrison MinemineNorth Russell MineminePerry MinemineSouth Russell MinemineStein Minemine
1cemetery inside Nashwauk Township
Nashwauk

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.

NashwaukIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKeewatinIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLawrence TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGreenway Township2 historic placesA−Lone Pine TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHibbing11 historic placesA−Balsam TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Nashwauk Township’s history

What year was Nashwauk Township founded?

The Nashwauk Township post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Nashwauk Township rank for history?

Nashwauk Township is more historic than 34% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Nashwauk Township?

32% of Nashwauk Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.5 points), against a typical 8.1% for a Minnesota town; the median home was built in 1956.

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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).

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.