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History · Smiley Township

12% of Smiley Township’s homes were built before 1940

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12%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Smiley Township’s past

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The story so far

Smiley Township, in brief

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Smiley Township is a township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 528 at the 2000 census. Smiley Township was named for William C. Smiley, a county official.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 580 to 620 (+7%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Smiley Township

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Mel PetersonAmerican basketball player · b. 1938
Wyatt SmithAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1977
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Michael ForneyAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1988
Ralph R. EricksonUnited States federal judge · b. 1959
John H. HayAmerican military personnel · b. 1917
Lorie Skjerven GildeaAmerican judge · b. 1961
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Rocksbury TownshipIts storyCKratka TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWyandotte TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSilverton 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 the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.