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History · Westford Township

56% of Westford Township’s homes were built before 1940

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56%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Westford 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 Westford Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Westford Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Westford Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Westford Township, in brief

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

Westford Township is a township in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 331 at the 2000 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 295 to 255 (-14%).

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

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No old photos in the archives yet

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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Famous people

Famous people close to Westford Township

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

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Dale GardnerAmerican astronaut · b. 1948
Michael IzenAmerican Roman Catholic minister, Auxiliary Bis… · b. 1967
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Allen Walker ReadAmerican linguist · b. 1906
John E. GrotbergAmerican politician · b. 1925
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Bob GuntherAmerican politician · b. 1943
Brandon WilliamsonAmerican professional baseball player · b. 1998
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

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

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Westford Township
HoriconTrue FarmWestford

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.

Nashville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRutland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWaverly 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 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.