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History · Morton Township

Half of Morton Township’s homes were built after 2012

Most of Morton Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2012. Below: maps from 1971 on.

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What stands out about Morton Township’s past

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

Morton Township, in brief

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

Morton Township is a township in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 55 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Brittin lies within Morton Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 42 to 55 (+31%).

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

Timeline

Morton Township, 1903 to 1971

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1903Post officeThe Brittin post office opens
  3. 1933Post officeThe Brittin post office closes
  4. 1971On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Morton Township on the map in 1971

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Morton Township.

Morton Township on the 1971 USGS map1971Moffit NW 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 Morton Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Brittin

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.

Long Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTelfer TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLogan 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, 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.