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History · Red Eye Township

13% of Red Eye Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1969 on.

0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Red Eye Township’s past

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The story so far

Red Eye Township, in brief

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

Red Eye Township is a township in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 506 at the 2020 census. Red Eye Township was named after the Redeye River.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 490 to 506 (+3%).

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

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On the map

Red Eye Township on the map, 1969 to 1986

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

Red Eye Township on the 1969 USGS mapRed Eye Township on the 1986 USGS map1969Sebeka 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 Red Eye Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Red Eye Township

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

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Kenneth ArnoldAmerican aviator and businessman · b. 1915
Forrest MarsAmerican businessman · b. 1904
Aaron PikeAmerican wheelchair racer, biathlete and cross-… · b. 1986
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Don MonsonAmerican basketball coach · b. 1933
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John CampbellAmerican football player and Navy veteran · b. 1938
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Pat PorterAmerican athletic competitor · b. 1959
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Red Eye Township
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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.

Meadow TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSebekaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPaddock TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBlueberry 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.