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History · Scott Township

36% of Scott Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1910 on.

0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Scott 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 Scott Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Scott Township’s homes were built before 1947.
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The story so far

Scott Township, in brief

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

Scott Township is a township in Stevens County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 117 at the 2020 census. A large share of the first settlers came from Scott County, which may have caused the name to be selected.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 144 to 117 (-19%).

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

By decade

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On the map

Scott Township on the map, 1910 to 1973

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

Scott Township on the 1910 USGS mapScott Township on the 1973 USGS map1910Chokio 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 Scott Township.

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
School Number 13schoolSchool Number 18schoolSchool Number 19schoolSchool Number 24schoolSchool Number 47school
1cemetery inside Scott Township
Frog Lake

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.

Darnen TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSynnes TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBaker 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.