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History · Ripley Township

18% of Ripley Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1948 on.

0on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Ripley Township’s past

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The story so far

Ripley Township, in brief

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

Ripley Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 692 at the 2000 census. Ripley Township was named after Fort Ripley.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 729 in 2010, 740 in 2020.

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

By decade

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On the map

Ripley Township on the map, 1948 to 1979

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

Ripley Township on the 1948 USGS mapRipley Township on the 1956 USGS mapRipley Township on the 1979 USGS map1948Belle Prairie 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 Ripley Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Ripley Township

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

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Brian KobilkaAmerican physiologist · b. 1955
Louise ErdrichAmerican-Ojibwe poet, novelist, and children's … · b. 1954
Duane BobickAmerican boxer · b. 1950
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Jim LangerAmerican football player · b. 1948
John StumpfAmerican businessman · b. 1953
Ben HanowskiIce hockey player from the USA · b. 1990
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Camp Ripley Junction
1cemetery inside Ripley Township
Minnesota State Veterans

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.

Cushing TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGreen Prairie Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPlatte TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSt. Mathias TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBelle Prairie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFort Ripley TownshipIts storyDFort RipleyIts 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.