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History · Denhoff Township

Denhoff Township’s post office opened in 1901, and 73% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1978 on.

1901first post office
0on the National Register
73%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Quick answers

How Denhoff Township began

When was Denhoff Township founded?

1901

The Denhoff Township post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 24125 years
Founding year: the first Denhoff Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Denhoff 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 Denhoff Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Denhoff Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Denhoff Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Denhoff Township, in brief

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

Denhoff () is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Sheridan County, North Dakota, United States. The community was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on March 31, 2010. It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census, but was included in the 2010 Census. As of the 2020 census, Denhoff had a population of 13. It lies along North Dakota Highway 200, east of the city of McClusky, the county seat of Sheridan County. The post office no longer exists. There are no businesses left in town, and a church remains. In 2009, a seed packaging plant began operations in Denhoff as well. Historically, Denhoff functioned as…

Its first post office opened in 1901. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 31 to 24 (-23%).

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

By decade

Denhoff Township, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Denhoff, North Dakota 6-14-20082008Denhoff, North Dakota 6-14-2008
On the map

Denhoff Township on the map in 1978

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

Denhoff Township on the 1978 USGS map1978Goodrich West 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 Denhoff Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Denhoff Township

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

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Janet WentzAmerican politician · b. 1937
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Wilson DavisAmerican politician · b. 1917
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Denhoff
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Denhoff Township
Denhoff AdventistDenhoff CatholicDenhoff

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.

Sperry/Goodrich TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Denhoff Township’s history

What year was Denhoff Township founded?

The Denhoff Township post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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 (1), 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.