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History · Pelican Lake Township

21% of Pelican Lake Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1913 on.

0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pelican Lake Township’s past

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The story so far

Pelican Lake Township, in brief

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

Pelican Lake Township is a township in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 425 at the 2000 census. Pelican Lake Township was organized in 1876, and named after Pelican Lake.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 450 to 488 (+8%).

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

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On the map

Pelican Lake Township on the map, 1913 to 1973

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

Pelican Lake Township on the 1913 USGS mapPelican Lake Township on the 1973 USGS map1913Ashby 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 Pelican Lake Township.

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
School Number 19schoolSchool Number 7school
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Pelican Lake Township
BurnsNative American Burial GroundsPelican Lake

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.

Erdahl TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLund TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPomme de Terre TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSt. Olaf 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.