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History · Dazey Township

Dazey Township dates to 1883, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1961 on, and the census since 1910.

1883founded
0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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How Dazey Township began

When was Dazey Township founded?

1883

Dazey Township dates its founding to 1883 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 265 in 19102020 census: 56143 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.The full story ↓

What stands out about Dazey 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 writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dazey Township’s history is told.

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Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewGrand Forks Air Force Base Painted Mura…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Dazey Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Dazey Township.

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Dazey was founded in 1883 and named for Charles Turner Dazey, who moved there from Illinois to run a bonanza farm in the early 1880s. Mr. Dazey donated the land to start the townsite. Mr. Dazey later moved back to Illinois where he became a successful playwright. It was incorporated as a village in 1904, and reached a peak population of 293 in 1920. It became a city in 1967, after the North Dakota Legislature enacted legislation that eliminated all existing incorporation titles for towns and villages in the state.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Dazey Township, decade by decade

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Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Missile Alert Facility November-Zero, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, NDDate?Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Missile Al…
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Dazey North Dakota 8-10-20082008Dazey North Dakota 8-10-2008NDMap-doton-Dazey2004NDMap-doton-Dazey
On the map

Dazey Township on the map, 1961 to 1985

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

Dazey Township on the 1961 USGS mapDazey Township on the 1985 USGS map1961Dazey 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 Dazey Township.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Grand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Missile Alert Facility November-Zero, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND
Retake this viewGrand Forks Air Force Base Painted Murals, Missile Alert Facility November-Zero, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Dazey Township’s page.

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People over time

Dazey Township, census by census

0100200300192019401960198020002020Peak: 293

Between 78 and 293 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Dazey Township

Nobody well known was born in Dazey 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
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Greenfield TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRogers TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Town TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSibley Trail Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAshtabula Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBartley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Dazey Township’s history

What year was Dazey Township founded?

In 1883, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1910 counted 265 people here.

Memory lane

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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), the Library of Congress (1), Wikipedia, 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.