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History · Wuori Township

Half of Wuori Township’s homes were built after 1975

Most of Wuori Township was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: maps from 1950 on.

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What stands out about Wuori 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 Wuori Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Wuori Township, in brief

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

Wuori Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 569 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highway 53 and State Highway 169 (MN 169) are two of the main routes in the township. Wuori Township is immediately north of the city of Virginia. The unincorporated community of Florenton is in Wuori Township. Britt is nearby. A majority of Wuori Township is in the Superior National Forest. The Laurentian Continental Divide Recreation Area is in Wuori Township, on Highway 53. The recreation area functions as the trailhead for the Lookout Mountain Trail system.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 572 in 2010, 569 in 2020.

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

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On the map

Wuori Township on the map, 1950 to 1983

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

Wuori Township on the 1950 USGS mapWuori Township on the 1969 USGS mapWuori Township on the 1983 USGS map1950Mc Kinley 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 Wuori Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Wuori Township

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

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Chris PrattAmerican actor · b. 1979
Francine YorkAmerican actress, showgirl · b. 1936
Daniel BerriganAmerican Catholic priest, peace activist, and p… · b. 1921
Mark PavelichAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1958
Matt CullenAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1976
Nick BegichAmerican politician · b. 1932
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Ordean MinemineSidney Minemine
1cemetery inside Wuori Township
Florenton

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.

Virginia18 historic placesASandy TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMountain IronIts storyCBiwabik Township1 historic placenot 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.