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History · Mansfield Township

The history of Mansfield Township

Below: maps from 1897 on.

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What stands out about Mansfield 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 Mansfield Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18973 editions of the USGS map, 1897 to 1986. Watch Mansfield Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mansfield Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Mansfield Township on the map, 1897 to 1986

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

Mansfield Township on the 1897 USGS mapMansfield Township on the 1970 USGS mapMansfield Township on the 1986 USGS map1897Eckelson 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 Mansfield Township.

The story so far

Mansfield Township, in brief

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

Mansfield Township is a civil township in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 41.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 38 in 2010, 38 in 2020.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Mansfield Township

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

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Peggy LeeAmerican singer · b. 1920
Louis L'AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer · b. 1908
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Rodney StarkAmerican sociologist of religion · b. 1934
Richard HiebAmerican astronaut · b. 1955
Jim RamstadAmerican lawyer and politician · b. 1946
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Charles Lewis CampAmerican paleontologist and zoologist · b. 1893
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Eckelson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWinfield TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMeadow Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHemen 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.