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History · Perry Lake Township

Half of Perry Lake Township’s homes were built after 1980

Most of Perry Lake Township was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980.

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Perry Lake Township, in brief

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Perry Lake Township is a township located in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 286 at the 2020 census. This township took its name from Perry Lake.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 302 to 286 (-5%).

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

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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Wolford Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRabbit Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFairfield TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMission TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 →