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History · Minnewaukan Township

26% of Minnewaukan Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Devils Lake Masonic Temple. Below: maps from 1951 on and the census since 1900.

1on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Minnewaukan 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 Minnewaukan Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 564 in 1920; 199 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Minnewaukan Township’s history is told.

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People over time

Minnewaukan Township, census by census

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Peaked at 564 in 1920; 199 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

The story so far

Minnewaukan Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 199 to 148 (-26%).

By decade

Minnewaukan Township, decade by decade

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On the map

Minnewaukan Township on the map, 1951 to 1994

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

Minnewaukan Township on the 1951 USGS mapMinnewaukan Township on the 1994 USGS map1951Sweetwater 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 Minnewaukan Township.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Minnewaukan Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
2001
Devils Lake Masonic Temple
Devils Lake Masonic Temple
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Classical Revival1
Devils Lake Masonic TempleClassical Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Minnewaukan Township

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

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William L. GuyAmerican politician · b. 1919
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Phyllis FrelichAmerican actress · b. 1944
Grant NelsonAmerican basketball player · b. 2002
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Glenn HansenAmerican basketball player · b. 1952
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David Anthony KraftAmerican comic book writer, publisher and critic · b. 1952
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Ralph MaxwellMasters Athlete · b. 1919
Places that used to be

Old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Essex

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.

Ontario TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorth Creel TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMorris TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSouth Minnewaukan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Minnewaukan Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Minnewaukan Township?

One place: the Devils Lake Masonic Temple (listed 2001).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.