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History · Torning Township

19% of Torning Township’s homes were built before 1940

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19%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Torning Township’s past

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The story so far

Torning Township, in brief

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Torning Township is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 505 at the 2000 census. Torning Township was organized in 1879, and probably named after a place in Denmark.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 440 to 409 (-7%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Torning Township

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Mark KennedyAmerican businessman and politician · b. 1957
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Edgar DaleLearning pyramid by Edgar Dale · b. 1900
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Lyn Yvonne AbramsonAmerican psychologist · b. 1950
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James A. JohnsonAmerican businessman and political figure · b. 1943
Andrew FalkAmerican politician · b. 1983
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Sandra PetersonAmerican politician · b. 1936
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Benson3 historic placesB+Kildare TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSix Mile Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBenson Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCashel 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.