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History · Esmond Township

Esmond Township dates to 1901

Below: maps from 1958 on and the census since 1910.

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How Esmond Township began

When was Esmond Township founded?

1901

Esmond Township dates its founding to 1901 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 353 in 19102020 census: 35125 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.

What stands out about Esmond 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 Esmond Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 475 in 1950; 91 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Esmond Township’s history is told.

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People over time

Esmond Township, census by census

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Peaked at 475 in 1950; 91 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

The story so far

Esmond Township, in brief

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

Esmond is a city in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 91 at the 2020 census. Esmond was founded in 1901.

Esmond Township was established in 1901. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 37 to 35 (-5%).

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

Timeline

Esmond Township, 1901 to 1958

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1901
    FoundingEsmond Township is established
  3. 1950CensusPopulation peaks at 475
  4. 1958On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Esmond Township, decade by decade

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On the map

Esmond Township on the map, 1958 to 1985

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

Esmond Township on the 1958 USGS mapEsmond Township on the 1985 USGS map1958Esmond 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 Esmond Township.

Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Esmond Township
Bethany LutheranRosehillSaint Boniface CatholicTrinity Lutheran

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.

Impark TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIsabel TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRich Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Esmond Township’s history

What year was Esmond Township founded?

In 1901, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1910 counted 353 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 Wikimedia Commons (18), 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.