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History · Moraine Township

Moraine Township’s post office opened in 1904, and 61% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1939 on.

1904first post office
0on the National Register
61%homes built before 1940
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How Moraine Township began

When was Moraine Township founded?

1904

The Moraine Township post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Moraine (1904), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 73122 years
Founding year: the first Moraine Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Moraine 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 Moraine Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Moraine Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Moraine Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Moraine Township, in brief

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

Moraine Township is a township in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 43 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1904. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 66 to 73 (+11%).

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

Timeline

Moraine Township, 1904 to 1939

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1904Post officeThe Moraine post office opens
  3. 1913Post officeThe Moraine post office closes
  4. 1939On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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

Moraine Township on the map, 1939 to 1963

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

Moraine Township on the 1939 USGS mapMoraine Township on the 1963 USGS map1939Niagara 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 Moraine Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Another post office, Moraine, opened and closed inside today’s town.

1cemetery inside Moraine Township
Bethel Lutheran

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Logan Center TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLarimore TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNiagara TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAdler TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRugh TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Moraine Township’s history

What year was Moraine Township founded?

The Moraine Township post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.