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History · Howes Township

Half of Howes Township’s homes were built after 1992

Most of Howes Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1895 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Howes 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 Howes Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18953 editions of the USGS map, 1895 to 1986. Watch Howes Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Howes Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Howes Township on the map, 1895 to 1986

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

Howes Township on the 1895 USGS mapHowes Township on the 1967 USGS mapHowes Township on the 1986 USGS map1895Casselton sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story so far

Howes Township, in brief

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

Howes Township is a township in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 86 at the 2020 census. The northern portion of the census-designated place of Embden is located in Howes Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 78 to 86 (+10%).

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

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Howes Township

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

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Morgan FordUnited States Judge · b. 1911
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Hank WeberAmerican politician · b. 1924
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Eldred TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGill TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBuffalo TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHill 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.