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History · Knox Township

Knox Township dates to 1887

Most of Knox Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1947.

1887founded
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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How Knox Township began

When was Knox Township founded?

1887

Knox Township dates its founding to 1887 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree).

2020 census: 28139 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.
Famous people

Famous people close to Knox Township

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

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Don GaetzAmerican politician in Florida · b. 1948
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Harald BredesenAmerican pastor · b. 1918
Mary KiffmeyerAmerican politician · b. 1946
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Samuel KirkAmerican psychologist and educator who coined t… · b. 1904
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Chris TuchschererAmerican martial artist · b. 1975
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Doc WestAmerican jazz drummer · b. 1915
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Knox Township
KnoxKnox LutheranSaint Marys

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.

Pleasant Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTwin Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRush Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townYork TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Knox Township’s history

What year was Knox Township founded?

In 1887, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town.

Memory lane

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 the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.