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History · Popple Grove Township

16% of Popple Grove Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1918 on.

0on the National Register
16%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Popple Grove Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Popple Grove Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19183 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1984. Watch Popple Grove Township change.Old housesHalf of Popple Grove Township’s homes were built before 1961.
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On the map

Popple Grove Township on the map, 1918 to 1984

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

Popple Grove Township on the 1918 USGS mapPopple Grove Township on the 1966 USGS mapPopple Grove Township on the 1984 USGS map1918Flom 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 Popple Grove Township.

The story so far

Popple Grove Township, in brief

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

Popple Grove Township is a township in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 154 at the 2000 census. Popple Grove Township was named for its groves of poplar.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 139 in 2010, 138 in 2020.

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

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

WaubunIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFlom TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSpring Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPembina Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWalworth 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.