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History · Dover Township

30% of Dover Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1961 on and the census since 1900.

0on the National Register
30%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Dover Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Dover Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 282 in 1920; 46 people lived here in 2010.
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People over time

Dover Township, census by census

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Peaked at 282 in 1920; 46 people lived here in 2010.

12 censuses, 1900–2010.

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

The story so far

Dover Township, in brief

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

Dover Township is a township in Griggs County, North Dakota, United States.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 46 to 31 (-33%).

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

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On the map

Dover Township on the map, 1961 to 1985

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

Dover Township on the 1961 USGS mapDover Township on the 1985 USGS map1961Sutton SW 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 Dover Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Pierce TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBartley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCorinne TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMabel TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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, 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.