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History · Clinton Township

Clinton Township’s post office opened in 1908

Below: maps from 1983 on.

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How Clinton Township began

When was Clinton Township founded?

1908

The Clinton Township post office opened in 1908, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Clinton (1908), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 22118 years
Founding year: the first Clinton Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Clinton Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Clinton Township, in brief

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

Clinton Township is a township in Divide County, North Dakota, United States. In 2020, it was reported to have a population of 22, with 9 households in total.

Its first post office opened in 1908. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 13 to 22 (+69%).

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

Timeline

Clinton Township, 1908 to 1983

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1908Post officeThe Clinton post office opens
  3. 1911Post officeThe Clinton post office closes
  4. 1983On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Clinton Township on the map in 1983

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Clinton Township.

Clinton Township on the 1983 USGS map1983Writing Rock North 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 Clinton Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Clinton Township

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

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Martin Olav SaboAmerican politician · b. 1938
John M. AndristAmerican politician in North Dakota · b. 1931
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Mark SlaterAmerican football player · b. 1955
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

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

1cemetery inside Clinton Township
Writing Rock

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.

Lincoln Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWestby Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDe Witt TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWriting Rock TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Clinton Township’s history

What year was Clinton Township founded?

The Clinton Township post office opened in 1908, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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, 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.