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History · Lansford Township

Lansford Township dates to 1903, and 30% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1948 on and the census since 1910.

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Quick answers

How Lansford Township began

When was Lansford Township founded?

1903

Lansford Township dates its founding to 1903 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 456 in 19102020 census: 56123 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.

What stands out about Lansford 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 Lansford Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lansford Township’s homes were built before 1948.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lansford Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Lansford Township, in brief

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

Lansford is a city in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 238 at the 2020 census. Lansford was founded in 1903.

Lansford Township was established in 1903. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 73 to 56 (-23%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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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On the map

Lansford Township on the map, 1948 to 1950

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

Lansford Township on the 1948 USGS mapLansford Township on the 1950 USGS map1948Lansford 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 Lansford Township.

People over time

Lansford Township, census by census

0100200300400500192019401960198020002020Peak: 456

Between 238 and 456 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Lansford Township

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

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Wayne StenehjemAmerican politician · b. 1953
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Cecil E. RhodeAmerican journalist · b. 1902
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Phillip O. FossAmerican political scientist · b. 1916
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Lansford Municipal Airportairport
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Lansford Township
LansfordSaint Johns

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.

LansfordIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townElms TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townVan Buren TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLockwood TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBlaine TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Lansford Township’s history

What year was Lansford Township founded?

In 1903, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1910 counted 456 people here.

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 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.