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History · Pepperton Township

51% of Pepperton Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1910 on.

0on the National Register
51%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pepperton Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Pepperton Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Pepperton Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Pepperton Township, in brief

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

Pepperton Township is a township in Stevens County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 109 at the 2020 census. Pepperton Township was named for Charles A. Pepper, a pioneer settler.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 134 to 109 (-19%).

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

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Pepperton Township on the map, 1910 to 1973

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

Pepperton Township on the 1910 USGS mapPepperton Township on the 1973 USGS map1910Chokio 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 Pepperton Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Pepperton Township

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

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Sylvester William TreinenCatholic bishop · b. 1917
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Mabel SeeleyAmerican writer · b. 1903
Richard Allen PetersonAmerican fighter pilot and architect · b. 1923
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

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School Number 25schoolSchool Number 44schoolSchool Number 59school
1cemetery inside Pepperton Township
Pepperton Methodist

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.

Everglade TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDonnelly TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMorris TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDonnellyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEldorado 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.