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History · Bordulac Township

Bordulac Township dates to 1873

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1900 on, and the census since 1880.

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0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Bordulac Township began, and where its name came from

When was Bordulac Township founded?

1873

Bordulac Township dates its founding to 1873 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 37 in 18802020 census: 38153 years

How did Bordulac Township get its name?

Bordulac Township was named for George I. Foster, a pioneer and member of the Territorial legislature.

Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1895. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Bordulac 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 writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19003 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1985. Watch Bordulac Township change.Boom and bustPeaked at 6,353 in 1930; 3,397 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bordulac Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewIndex to Aerial Photography of Foster C…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Bordulac Township on the map, 1900 to 1985

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

Bordulac Township on the 1900 USGS mapBordulac Township on the 1951 USGS mapBordulac Township on the 1985 USGS map1900Pingree 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 Bordulac Township.

People over time

Bordulac Township, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,5006,0006,5007,00018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 6,353

Peaked at 6,353 in 1930; 3,397 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

The story

How Bordulac Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Bordulac Township.

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The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, with lands partitioned from Pembina County. It was named for George I. Foster, a pioneer and member of the Territorial legislature. Its governing structure was not completed at that time, and it was not attached to another county for administrative purposes. Its boundaries were altered in 1881, two times in 1883, and finally in 1885 its boundary was set at the present configuration. Its county organization was effected on October 11, 1883.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Bordulac Township, 1873 to 1988

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1873
    FoundingBordulac Township is established
  3. 1895Post officeThe Bordulac post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1900On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1930CensusPopulation peaks at 6,353
  7. 1951In the archiveIndex to Aerial Photography of Foster County, North Dakota 3
  8. 1988Post officeThe Bordulac post office closes
By decade

Bordulac Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1950s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1950s1 item
Index to Aerial Photography of Foster County, North Dakota 31951Index to Aerial Photography of Foster County, North D…
1960s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Index to Aerial Photography of Foster County, North Dakota 3
Retake this viewIndex to Aerial Photography of Foster County, North Dakota 3, 1951

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Bordulac

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.

Melville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBucephalia TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRose Hill TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Bordulac Township’s history

What year was Bordulac Township founded?

In 1873, according to Wikidata. Bordulac Township’s post office opened in 1895, and the census of 1880 counted 37 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 (1), Wikipedia, 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.