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History · Woodrow Township

Half of Woodrow Township’s homes were built after 1992

Most of Woodrow Township was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1970 on.

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What stands out about Woodrow 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 Woodrow Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Woodrow Township’s history is told.

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The story

How Woodrow Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Woodrow Township.

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Woodrow Township was named for Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Woodrow Township, 1895 to 1970

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1895Post officeThe Cass post office opens
  3. 1899Post officeThe Cass post office closes
  4. 20th century
  5. 1970On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Woodrow Township, decade by decade

Today5 recent
The voting room in Woodrow Town Hall on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, in Cass County, Minnesota2026The voting room in Woodrow Town Hall on Primary Elect…Freedom of Speech hangs inside Woodrow Town Hall on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026, in Cass County, Minnesota2026Freedom of Speech hangs inside Woodrow Town Hall on P…An election judge reaches for a roll of "I Voted" stickers at Woodrow Town Hall on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11, 2026,…2026An election judge reaches for a roll of "I Voted" sti…A voter at Woodrow Town Hall2026A voter at Woodrow Town HallWoodrow Township Hall2017Woodrow Township Hall
On the map

Woodrow Township on the map, 1970 to 1996

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

Woodrow Township on the 1970 USGS mapWoodrow Township on the 1996 USGS map1970Woman Lake 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 Woodrow Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Woodrow Township

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

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Mary Welsh HemingwayAmerican journalist · b. 1908
Thomas D. WhiteFourth Chief of Staff of the United States Air … · b. 1901
George ParshallAmerican chemist · b. 1929
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

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

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.

Ponto Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWabedo TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBirch Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPine Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Woodrow Township’s history

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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 (5), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.