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History · Carpio Township

Carpio Township dates to 1898

Most of Carpio Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1968. Below: maps from 1949 on and the census since 1910.

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How Carpio Township began

When was Carpio Township founded?

1898

Carpio Township dates its founding to 1898 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 257 in 19102020 census: 51128 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1908.

What stands out about Carpio 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 Carpio Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 344 in 1930; 144 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Carpio Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Carpio Township, census by census

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Peaked at 344 in 1930; 144 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

The story so far

Carpio Township, in brief

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

Carpio is a city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 144 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area. Carpio was founded in 1898. It is commonly believed that the town was named after the first post office which operated out of a railcar - hence 'Car P.O.'.

Carpio Township was established in 1898. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 68 to 51 (-25%).

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

Timeline

Carpio Township, 1898 to 1966

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1898
    FoundingCarpio Township is established
  3. 20th century
  4. 1908Post officeThe Hartland post office opens
  5. 1930CensusPopulation peaks at 344
  6. 1949On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1966Post officeThe Hartland post office closes
By decade

Carpio Township, decade by decade

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On the map

Carpio Township on the map, 1949 to 1980

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

Carpio Township on the 1949 USGS mapCarpio Township on the 1980 USGS map1949Hartland 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 Carpio Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Hartland
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Carpio Township
First LutheranJohnson

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.

Mayland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRee TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWhite Ash TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCarpioIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Carpio Township’s history

What year was Carpio Township founded?

In 1898, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Carpio Township’s post office opened in 1908, and the census of 1910 counted 257 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 (11), 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.