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History · Pequaywan Township

Half of Pequaywan Township’s homes were built after 1967

Most of Pequaywan Township was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1967. Below: maps from 1956 on.

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What stands out about Pequaywan Township’s past

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The story so far

Pequaywan Township, in brief

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

Pequaywan Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 139 at the 2020 census. Pequaywan Lake Road (Saint Louis County Road 44) serves as a main route in the township. In his book Minnesota Place Names, Warren Upham cites the word pequaywan as "an Ojibwe name of undetermined meaning".

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 130 to 139 (+7%).

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

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On the map

Pequaywan Township on the map in 1956

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pequaywan Township.

Pequaywan Township on the 1956 USGS map1956King Lake sheet · 1:24,000

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Ault TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAlden 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.