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History · Alexander Township

Alexander Township dates to 1905, and 100% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1953 on and the census since 1930.

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How Alexander Township began

When was Alexander Township founded?

1905

Alexander Township dates its founding to 1905 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1930.

First census: 386 in 19302020 census: 20121 years
Founding year: Wikipedia.The full story ↓

What stands out about Alexander 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 Alexander 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 Alexander Township’s history is told.

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The story

How Alexander Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Alexander Township.

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Alexander was founded on July 24, 1905 and is named after early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie. Alexander was incorporated as a village on May 18, 1914 and as a city on July 1, 1967.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Alexander Township, decade by decade

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On the map

Alexander Township on the map, 1953 to 1975

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

Alexander Township on the 1953 USGS mapAlexander Township on the 1975 USGS map1953Jamestown sheet · 1:250,000

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

People over time

Alexander Township, census by census

010020030040019401960198020002020Peak: 415

Between 208 and 415 people in every census since 1930.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Sharlow Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGriffin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCusator TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFinn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGlen TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Alexander Township’s history

What year was Alexander Township founded?

In 1905, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1930 counted 386 people here.

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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 (16), the Library of Congress (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.