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History · Beaver Township

14% of Beaver Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Pierson Farm. Below: maps from 1958 on.

1on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Beaver Township’s past

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The story so far

Beaver Township, in brief

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

Beaver Township is a civil township in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 39.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 25 to 29 (+16%).

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

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On the map

Beaver Township on the map, 1958 to 1985

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

Beaver Township on the 1958 USGS mapBeaver Township on the 1985 USGS map1958Harlow 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 Beaver Township.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Beaver Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1985
Pierson Farm
Pierson Farm
Buildings
All 1 listings
Pierson FarmBuilding · listed 1985

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Butte Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townYork TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Ibsen TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTwin Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Beaver Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Beaver Township?

One place: the Pierson Farm (listed 1985).

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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 the National Register of Historic Places (1) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.