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History · Ness Township

Half of Ness Township’s homes were built after 1979

Most of Ness Township was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Below: maps from 1980 on.

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What stands out about Ness Township’s past

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The story so far

Ness Township, in brief

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

Ness Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 68 at the 2020 census. Saint Louis County Road 29 (CR 29) passes through the northwest corner of Ness Township. County Road 5 (CR 5) runs north–south through the middle of the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 62 to 68 (+10%).

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

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On the map

Ness Township on the map in 1980

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ness Township.

Ness Township on the 1980 USGS map1980Duluth sheet · 1:100,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ness Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Van Buren TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAlborn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMeadowlands Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townArrowhead 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.