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History · North Township

17% of North Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1961 on.

0on the National Register
17%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about North 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 North Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

North Township, in brief

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

North Township is a township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The unincorporated community of Dakota Junction is located within the township. North Township was so named from its location in the northern part of Pennington County.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 708 to 761 (+7%).

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

By decade

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On the map

North Township on the map, 1961 to 1992

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

North Township on the 1961 USGS mapNorth Township on the 1976 USGS mapNorth Township on the 1985 USGS mapNorth Township on the 1992 USGS map1961Thief River Falls NW 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 North Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to North Township

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

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Mel PetersonAmerican basketball player · b. 1938
Wyatt SmithAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1977
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Michael ForneyAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1988
Ralph R. EricksonUnited States federal judge · b. 1959
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John McCormickEnglish philologist · b. 1918
Lorie Skjerven GildeaAmerican judge · b. 1961
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Dakota Junction

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.

Thief River Falls3 historic placesBRocksbury TownshipIts storyCExcel TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorden TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSilverton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAgder 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 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.