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History · Addison Township

Addison Township’s post office opened in 1888

Below: maps from 1895 on and the census since 1890.

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How Addison Township began

When was Addison Township founded?

1888

The Addison Township post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Addison (1888), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 272 in 18902020 census: 99138 years
Founding year: the first Addison Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Addison 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 Addison Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18954 editions of the USGS map, 1895 to 1986. Watch Addison Township change.Boom and bustPeaked at 359 in 1900; 99 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Addison Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Addison Township on the map, 1895 to 1986

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

Addison Township on the 1895 USGS mapAddison Township on the 1961 USGS mapAddison Township on the 1971 USGS mapAddison Township on the 1986 USGS map1895Casselton sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Addison Township.

People over time

Addison Township, census by census

01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 359

Peaked at 359 in 1900; 99 people lived here in 2020.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

The story so far

Addison Township, in brief

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

Addison Township is a township in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of 99 as of the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1888. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 91 to 99 (+9%).

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

Timeline

Addison Township, 1888 to 1920

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1888Post officeThe Addison post office opens
  3. 1895On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1900CensusPopulation peaks at 359
  6. 1920Post officeThe Addison post office closes
By decade

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 Addison Township

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

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William LangerAmerican politician · b. 1886
Matt StrahmAmerican professional baseball pitcher · b. 1991
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Morgan FordUnited States Judge · b. 1911
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Andy YoungAmerican professional baseball infielder born 1… · b. 1994
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John H. LangAmerican military officer (1899–1970) ; recipie… · b. 1899
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Tyler RoehlAmerican football coaches · b. 1986
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

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

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Addison Township
Addison Evangelical CongregationalCanaan Moravian ChurchDavenport

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.

Warren TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDurbin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDavenportIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMaple River TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDavenport TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Addison Township’s history

What year was Addison Township founded?

The Addison Township post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.