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Ward Township’s post office opened in 1882, and 18% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Ward Township began

When was Ward Township founded?

1882

The Ward Township post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Ward (1882), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 474144 years
Founding year: the first Ward Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Ward Township’s past

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The story so far

Ward Township, in brief

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

Ward Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 471 at the 2000 census and 474 at the 2020 census. Ward Township was organized in 1877, and named after Ward Township, Randolph County, Indiana, the native home of a share of the early settlers. The sculptor Joseph Kiselewski was born in Ward Township early in the 20th century. Examples of his work can be seen at the American Heritage National Bank and in front of Christ the King church. Both are in near-by Browerville. Blazey Kiselewski, Joseph's father, was likely one of the first Polish immigrants in Ward Township. He took up farming there in 1893. Ward Township had a post office from 1882 until 1887.

Its first post office opened in 1882. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 447 to 474 (+6%).

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

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Another post office, Ward, opened and closed inside today’s town.

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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Hartford Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTurtle Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMoran TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEagle Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Ward Township’s history

What year was Ward Township founded?

The Ward Township post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.