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History · McClellan Township

50% of McClellan Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1957 on.

0on the National Register
50%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about McClellan 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 McClellan Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of McClellan Township’s homes were built before 1950.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how McClellan Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

McClellan Township, in brief

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

McClellan Township is a civil township in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 34.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 46 to 25 (-46%).

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

McClellan Township on the map, 1957 to 1985

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

McClellan Township on the 1957 USGS mapMcClellan Township on the 1985 USGS map1957Comstock sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to McClellan Township

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

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Rick BergAmerican politician · b. 1959
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Lois DelmoreAmerican politician · b. 1949
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Comstock
1cemetery inside McClellan Township
Brinsmade Lutheran

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.

Butte Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Ibsen TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEldon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRiggin 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 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.