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History · Briarwood

Briarwood dates to 1973

Most of Briarwood was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: maps from 1959 on and the census since 1980.

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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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How Briarwood began

When was Briarwood founded?

1973

Briarwood dates its founding to 1973 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1980.

First census: 47 in 19802020 census: 5753 years
Founding year: Wikidata.

What stands out about Briarwood’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 Briarwood are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 88 in 1990; 57 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Briarwood’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Briarwood, census by census

0198020002020Peak: 88

Peaked at 88 in 1990; 57 people lived here in 2020.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

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

The story so far

Briarwood, in brief

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

Briarwood is a city in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 57 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 52 in 2025. It is a suburb directly adjacent to the city of Fargo.

Briarwood was established in 1973. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 73 to 57 (-22%).

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

Timeline

Briarwood, 1959 to 1990

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1959On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1973
    FoundingBriarwood is established
  4. 1990CensusPopulation peaks at 88
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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On the map

Briarwood on the map, 1959 to 1993

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

Briarwood on the 1959 USGS mapBriarwood on the 1971 USGS mapBriarwood on the 1993 USGS map1959Fargo South 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 Briarwood.

Famous people

Famous people close to Briarwood

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

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Jake HagerFormer american professional wrestler and mixed… · b. 1982
Bobby VeeAmerican singer · b. 1943
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William H. GassAmerican fiction writer, critic, philosophy pro… · b. 1924
CariDee EnglishAmerican model · b. 1984
Dalton KnechtAmerican basketball player · b. 2001
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Daniel ChongAmerican filmmaker · b. 1978
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Salem Lutheran Churchchurch

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.

Stanley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFargo30 historic placesB

Questions about Briarwood’s history

What year was Briarwood founded?

In 1973, according to Wikidata. the census of 1980 counted 47 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.