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History · Rockwood Township

11% of Rockwood Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1968 on.

0on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Rockwood Township’s past

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The story so far

Rockwood Township, in brief

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

Rockwood Township is a township in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States, not to be confused with Rockwood Township in Wadena County. The population was 390 at the 2020 census. Rockwood Township derives its name from Charles H. Rockwell, an early settler.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 430 to 390 (-9%).

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

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On the map

Rockwood Township on the map in 1968

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Rockwood Township.

Rockwood Township on the 1968 USGS map1968Frontenac Lake 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 Rockwood Township.

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Schoolcraft Post Officepost office

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.

Fern TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSchoolcraft TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHelga Township1 historic placeC+Grant Valley TownshipIts storyDJones 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.