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History · Nordland Township

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

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21%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Nordland Township’s past

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The story so far

Nordland Township, in brief

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Nordland Township is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2000 census, the township's population was 251. Nordland Township was organized in 1873, and named after Nordland, in Norway, the native country of a large share of the early settlers.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 213 to 185 (-13%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Nordland Township

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Steve ZahnAmerican actor · b. 1967
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Trey LanceAmerican football player · b. 2000
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Bill GullicksonAmerican baseball player · b. 1959
Har Mar SuperstarAmerican singer · b. 1978
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Les JosephsonAmerican football player · b. 1942
Mally JohnsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1908
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Nordland Township
HemnesHopeOld Hemnes

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.

Eidsvold TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLimestone TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIsland Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWesterheim TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGrandview TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Stay 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 the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.