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History · Douglas Township

Douglas Township dates to 1906

Below: maps from 1956 on and the census since 1910.

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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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How Douglas Township began

When was Douglas Township founded?

1906

Douglas Township dates its founding to 1906 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 171 in 19102020 census: 32120 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.

What stands out about Douglas 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 Douglas Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 313 in 1940; 93 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Douglas Township’s history is told.

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People over time

Douglas Township, census by census

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Peaked at 313 in 1940; 93 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

The story so far

Douglas Township, in brief

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

Douglas is a city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 93 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area. Douglas was founded in 1906. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, multiple business buildings on Main Street were demolished. Between 2005 and 2009, the school was razed for an unknown reason. Today, the town is a shell of its former self, with a bar being the only business left in operation.

Douglas Township was established in 1906. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 35 to 32 (-9%).

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

Timeline

Douglas Township, 1906 to 1956

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1906
    FoundingDouglas Township is established
  3. 1940CensusPopulation peaks at 313
  4. 1956On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Douglas Township on the map, 1956 to 1977

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

Douglas Township on the 1956 USGS mapDouglas Township on the 1977 USGS map1956Douglas 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 Douglas Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Douglas Township

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

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Carol JuneauAmerican politician · b. 1945
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Edward Arthur SteinhausAmerican insect pathologist · b. 1914
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Roland J. BarnickUnited States Air Force general · b. 1917
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Rosemont TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCameron TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Douglas Township’s history

What year was Douglas Township founded?

In 1906, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1910 counted 171 people here.

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.