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History · Pillsbury Township

37% of Pillsbury Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1958 on.

0on the National Register
37%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pillsbury Township’s past

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The story so far

Pillsbury Township, in brief

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Pillsbury Township is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 306 at the 2000 census. Pillsbury Township was organized in 1876, and named for John S. Pillsbury, eighth governor of Minnesota.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 254 to 287 (+13%).

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

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On the map

Pillsbury Township on the map, 1958 to 1979

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

Pillsbury Township on the 1958 USGS mapPillsbury Township on the 1979 USGS map1958Kerkhoven 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 Pillsbury Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Dublin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWoods TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMamre 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.