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History · Oakport Township

14% of Oakport Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1964 on and the census since 1990.

0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Oakport Township’s past

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The story so far

Oakport Township, in brief

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

Oakport is a census-designated place (CDP) in Oakport Township, Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,387 at the 2010 census. It was annexed into its larger neighbor, Moorhead on January 1, 2015.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,797 to 506 (-72%).

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

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On the map

Oakport Township on the map, 1964 to 1971

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

Oakport Township on the 1964 USGS mapOakport Township on the 1971 USGS map1964Dilworth 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 Oakport Township.

People over time

Oakport Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4002000Peak: 1,387

Between 1,026 and 1,387 people in every census since 1990.

3 censuses, 1990–2010.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Oakport Township

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

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Jake HagerFormer american professional wrestler and mixed… · b. 1982
Bobby VeeAmerican singer · b. 1943
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William H. GassAmerican fiction writer, critic, philosophy pro… · b. 1924
CariDee EnglishAmerican model · b. 1984
Dalton KnechtAmerican basketball player · b. 2001
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Daniel ChongAmerican filmmaker · b. 1978
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Moorhead12 historic placesB−Moland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKragnes Township1 historic placenot 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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.