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History · Pembina Township

16% of Pembina Township’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 6 buildings.

1on the National Register
16%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pembina Township’s past

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The story so far

Pembina Township, in brief

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

Pembina Township is a township in Mahnomen County, Minnesota in the United States. The population was 471 at the 2000 census. It contains part of the census-designated place of Riverland. Pembina is a name derived from a Native American language meaning a type of cranberry.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 707 to 621 (-12%).

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

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 6 historic buildings

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

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first listed
1989
Mahnomen County Fairgrounds Historic District
Mahnomen County Fairgrounds Historic District
Districts

Architectural styles listings

WPA Public Architecture1
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Mahnomen County Fairgrounds Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1989

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Pembina Township

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

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Nicholas SpaethAmerican politician · b. 1950
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Austin WalkerAmerican politician · b. 1883
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Pembina Township
First LutheranRiversideSaint Michaels

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.

Mahnomen2 historic placesBRosedale TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFossum TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMarsh Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPopple Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Pembina Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Pembina Township?

One place: the Mahnomen County Fairgrounds Historic District (listed 1989).

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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.