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History · Parker Township

23% of Parker Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1948 on.

0on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Parker Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Parker Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Parker Township, in brief

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

Parker Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 469 at the 2000 census. Parker Township was organized in 1880, and named for George F. Parker, a pioneer settler.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 474 to 462 (-3%).

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

By decade

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On the map

Parker Township on the map, 1948 to 1981

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

Parker Township on the 1948 USGS mapParker Township on the 1950 USGS mapParker Township on the 1981 USGS map1948Cushing sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Parker Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Parker Township

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

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Brian KobilkaAmerican physiologist · b. 1955
Louise ErdrichAmerican-Ojibwe poet, novelist, and children's … · b. 1954
Duane BobickAmerican boxer · b. 1950
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Jim LangerAmerican football player · b. 1948
Ben HanowskiIce hockey player from the USA · b. 1990
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Fred ZollnerAmerican industrialist · b. 1901
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Chandler Fieldairport
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Parker Township
Bethany ParkertownOak Hill ParkerParker Township

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.

Darling TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLittle Elk TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCuldrum TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCushing TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRandallIts 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.