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History · Niagara Township

Niagara Township dates to 1883, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1939 on and the census since 1900.

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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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How Niagara Township began

When was Niagara Township founded?

1883

Niagara Township dates its founding to 1883 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 392 in 19002020 census: 66143 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.

What stands out about Niagara 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 Niagara Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Niagara Township’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Niagara Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Niagara Township, in brief

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

Niagara is a city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. It is part of the "Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks". The population was 46 at the 2020 census. Niagara was founded in 1883.

Niagara Township was established in 1883. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 72 to 66 (-8%).

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

By decade

Niagara Township, decade by decade

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On the map

Niagara Township on the map, 1939 to 1963

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

Niagara Township on the 1939 USGS mapNiagara 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 Niagara Township.

People over time

Niagara Township, census by census

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Between 46 and 392 people in every census since 1900.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Elm Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPlymouth TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNiagaraIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMoraine TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAgnes TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPetersburg TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Niagara Township’s history

What year was Niagara Township founded?

In 1883, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1900 counted 392 people here.

Memory lane

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

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6), 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.