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History · Clear Lake Township

27% of Clear Lake Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1951 on.

0on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Clear Lake Township’s past

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The story so far

Clear Lake Township, in brief

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Clear Lake Township is a township in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 31 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 36 to 31 (-14%).

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

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On the map

Clear Lake Township on the map, 1951 to 1975

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

Clear Lake Township on the 1951 USGS mapClear Lake Township on the 1975 USGS map1951Driscoll sheet · 1:62,500

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Driscoll TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townExcelsior TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHarriet-Lein TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townChristiania TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.