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History · Sandsville Township

41% of Sandsville Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1918 on.

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41%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Sandsville Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Sandsville 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 1982. Watch Sandsville Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sandsville Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Sandsville Township on the map, 1918 to 1982

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

Sandsville Township on the 1918 USGS mapSandsville Township on the 1955 USGS mapSandsville Township on the 1982 USGS map1918Warren 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 Sandsville Township.

The story so far

Sandsville Township, in brief

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

Sandsville Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census, the population was 58. Sandsville Township was organized in 1882, and named for brothers Casper Sand and Martin Sand, Norwegian settlers.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 67 to 47 (-30%).

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

By decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Sandsville Township

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

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James RosenquistAmerican artist · b. 1933
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Alan RitchsonAmerican actor · b. 1982
Lynn AndersonAmerican country music singer · b. 1947
Doug McDermottAmerican basketball player · b. 1992
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Mancur OlsonAmerican economist · b. 1932
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Nicole LinkletterAmerican model · b. 1985
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Vega TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorthland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFarley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHigdem 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.