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History · Walls Township

44% of Walls Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1916 on.

0on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Walls Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Walls Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Walls Township’s homes were built before 1960.
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The story so far

Walls Township, in brief

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

Walls Township is a township in Traverse County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 81 at the 2000 census. Walls Township was organized in 1881, and named for three of the Walls brothers who settled there.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 65 to 42 (-35%).

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

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Walls Township on the map, 1916 to 1974

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

Walls Township on the 1916 USGS mapWalls Township on the 1974 USGS map1916Beardsley 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 Walls Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Walls Township

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

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Jack ConwayAmerican film director and actor · b. 1887
Madeleine BordalloGuamanian politician · b. 1933
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Bill DavisAmerican baseball player · b. 1942
Tom KellyAmerican baseball player and coach · b. 1950
Michael ColleyUnited States admiral · b. 1938
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Charles A. BergAmerican politician · b. 1927
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
School Number 18schoolSchool Number 29schoolSchool Number 6school

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.

Windsor TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townParnell TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCroke 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.