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History · Hegton Township

Hegton Township’s post office opened in 1879, and 28% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1936 on.

1879first post office
0on the National Register
28%homes built before 1940
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How Hegton Township began, and where its name came from

When was Hegton Township founded?

1879

The Hegton Township post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Hegton (1879), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 208147 years

How did Hegton Township get its name?

Hegton Township was named after Hegton, a former settlement within the township founded by Hans E. Hanson, a pioneer from Norway.

Founding year: the first Hegton Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What stands out about Hegton Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hegton Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Hegton Township, in brief

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

Hegton Township is a township in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 208 at the 2020 census. It was named after Hegton, a former settlement within the township founded by Hans E. Hanson, a pioneer from Norway.

Its first post office opened in 1879. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 204 in 2010, 208 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Hegton Township, 1879 to 1936

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1879Post officeThe Hegton post office opens
  3. 1882Post officeThe Hegton post office closes
  4. 20th century
  5. 1936On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Hegton Township on the map, 1936 to 1963

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

Hegton Township on the 1936 USGS mapHegton Township on the 1963 USGS map1936Larimore sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hegton Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hegton Township

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

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Clint HillU.S. Secret Service agent · b. 1932
LeRoy MasonAmerican film actor · b. 1903
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Howard BrandtAmerican physicist · b. 1939
John Milton HancockAmerican Navy officer and financier · b. 1883
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Truck HannahAmerican baseball player · b. 1889
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John Silas LundyAmerican physician · b. 1894
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Another post office, Hegton, opened and closed inside today’s town.

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.

Arvilla TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townElm Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMekinock TownshipIts storyD

Questions about Hegton Township’s history

What year was Hegton Township founded?

The Hegton Township post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.