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History · Page Township

Page Township’s post office opened in 1894

Most of Page Township was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2001.

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How Page Township began

When was Page Township founded?

1894

The Page Township post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Page (1894), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 783132 years
Founding year: the first Page Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Page Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Page Township, in brief

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

Page Township is a township in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 743 at the 2010 census. Page Township was named for Charles H. and Edwin S. Page, loggers.

Its first post office opened in 1894. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 743 to 783 (+5%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Page Township

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

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Clayton TonnemakerAmerican football player · b. 1928
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John RensenbrinkPolitical scientist · b. 1928
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Another post office, Page, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Page

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Lakin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHayland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDailey TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMilaca TownshipIts storyC

Questions about Page Township’s history

What year was Page Township founded?

The Page Township post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.