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History · Westport Township

25% of Westport Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1965 on and the census since 1930.

0on the National Register
25%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Westport 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 Westport Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 102 in 1940; 44 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Westport Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Westport Township, census by census

010019401960198020002020Peak: 102

Peaked at 102 in 1940; 44 people lived here in 2020.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Westport Township’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Westport Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Westport Township.

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Westport was platted in 1882. A post office called Westport was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1966.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Westport Township, decade by decade

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Westport MN2014Westport MN
On the map

Westport Township on the map, 1965 to 1986

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

Westport Township on the 1965 USGS mapWestport Township on the 1986 USGS map1965Westport 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 Westport Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Leven Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGrove Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOrange TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townVillard1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAshley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHudson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGlenwood Township1 historic placeB

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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 Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.