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History · Ogema Township

1 of Ogema Township’s places is on the National Register

Its Register listing is the Hinckley State Line Marker. Most of Ogema Township was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1998.

1on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Ogema Township’s past

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The story so far

Ogema Township, in brief

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

Ogema Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 298 at the 2000 census. Ogema is a name derived from the Ojibwe language ogimaa meaning "chief".

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 352 in 2010, 351 in 2020.

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

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Ogema Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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first listed
2002
Hinckley State Line Marker
Hinckley State Line Marker
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Architectural styles listings

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Hinckley State Line MarkerObject · listed 2002

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Saint Johns Landing Camp
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Ogema Township
Lena LakeOgema

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.

Clover TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrosby Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townArna TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWilma TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Ogema Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Ogema Township?

One place: the Hinckley State Line Marker (listed 2002).

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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 National Register of Historic Places (1) 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.