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History · West Bank Township

67% of West Bank Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1958 on.

0on the National Register
67%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about West Bank Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of West Bank Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of West Bank Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

West Bank Township, in brief

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

West Bank Township is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 200 at the 2000 census. West Bank Township was organized in 1879, and named for its location west of the Chippewa River.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 150 to 138 (-8%).

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

West Bank Township on the map, 1958 to 1986

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

West Bank Township on the 1958 USGS mapWest Bank Township on the 1986 USGS map1958Big Bend City 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 West Bank Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to West Bank Township

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

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Elmer Austin BensonAmerican politician · b. 1895
Clinton SundbergAmerican actor · b. 1903
Mark KennedyAmerican businessman and politician · b. 1957
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Edgar DaleLearning pyramid by Edgar Dale · b. 1900
Brad RheingansAmerican wrestler · b. 1953
Jerry KoosmanAmerican baseball player · b. 1942
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Swenoda TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBig Bend TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEdison 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.