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History · Merrill Township

20% of Merrill Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1953 on.

0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Merrill Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Merrill Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Merrill Township, in brief

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

Merrill is a township in Hettinger County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 13 at the 2000 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 10 in 2010, 10 in 2020.

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

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On the map

Merrill Township on the map, 1953 to 1980

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

Merrill Township on the 1953 USGS mapMerrill Township on the 1974 USGS mapMerrill Township on the 1980 USGS map1953Dickinson sheet · 1:250,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Merrill Township

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

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Gale ClevenAmerican pilot · b. 1918
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Donald SchaibleMember of North Dakota State Senate · b. 1957
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G. A. SwansonAmerican systems scientist · b. 1949
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Melvin J. MillerAmerican politician – Minnesota -House 1973-74 … · b. 1919
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Kern TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBrittian TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCannon Ball TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBaer 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.