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History · Courtenay Township

Courtenay Township dates to 1893, and 95% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1900 on and the census since 1910.

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How Courtenay Township began

When was Courtenay Township founded?

1893

Courtenay Township dates its founding to 1893 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 539 in 19102020 census: 21133 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.

What stands out about Courtenay 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 Courtenay Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19003 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1985. Watch Courtenay Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Courtenay Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Courtenay Township on the map, 1900 to 1985

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

Courtenay Township on the 1900 USGS mapCourtenay Township on the 1951 USGS mapCourtenay 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 Courtenay Township.

The story so far

Courtenay Township, in brief

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

Courtenay is a city in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 36 at the 2020 census. Courtenay was founded in 1893.

Courtenay Township was established in 1893. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 36 to 21 (-42%).

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

By decade

Courtenay Township, decade by decade

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People over time

Courtenay Township, census by census

0100200300400500600192019401960198020002020Peak: 539

Between 36 and 539 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Courtenay Township

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

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Lonnie LaffenAmerican politician · b. 1958
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Stanley N. ThorupAmerican politician – Minnesota -Senate 1971-72… · b. 1929
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Wimbeldon Municipal Airportairport
1cemetery inside Courtenay Township
Courtenay

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.

Durham TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCorinne TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPierce TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGray TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Courtenay Township’s history

What year was Courtenay Township founded?

In 1893, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1910 counted 539 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 (2), 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.