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History · Stowe Prairie Township

28% of Stowe Prairie Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1969 on.

0on the National Register
28%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Stowe Prairie Township’s past

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The story so far

Stowe Prairie Township, in brief

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

Stowe Prairie Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 529 at the 2000 census. It had declined to 488 people by the 2020 census. Stowe Prairie Township was organized in 1877 and named for the pioneer settlers the Stowe brothers. The township is in the most northwesterly corner of the County and the village of Hewitt is located in the center of the township. A village called Nebo, or Mount Nebo, was located just north of Hewitt. It had a post office from 1880 - 1893.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 454 to 488 (+7%).

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

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On the map

Stowe Prairie Township on the map, 1969 to 1986

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

Stowe Prairie Township on the 1969 USGS mapStowe Prairie Township on the 1986 USGS map1969Wrightstown 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 Stowe Prairie Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Stowe Prairie Township

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

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Lesley J. McNairRecipient of the Purple Heart medal · b. 1883
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Elizabeth ColsonUS social anthropologist · b. 1917
Jack D. ShanstromUnited States Senior District Judge · b. 1932
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Lester W. MilbrathAmerican sociologist · b. 1925
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Mary Ellen OtrembaAmerican politician · b. 1950
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Chuck MollerAmerican football player and coach
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Hewittlocale
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Stowe Prairie Township
Mount NeboTrinity

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.

Bartlett TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOak Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBertha TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWadena 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.