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History · North Viking Township

23% of North Viking Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1932 on.

0on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about North Viking Township’s past

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The story so far

North Viking Township, in brief

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

North Viking Township is a civil township in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 70.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 59 to 57 (-3%).

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

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On the map

North Viking Township on the map, 1932 to 1986

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

North Viking Township on the 1932 USGS mapNorth Viking Township on the 1951 USGS mapNorth Viking Township on the 1986 USGS map1932Flora 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 North Viking Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to North Viking Township

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

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Rick BergAmerican politician · b. 1959
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Gilmore SchjeldahlAmerican inventor · b. 1912
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Lois DelmoreAmerican politician · b. 1949
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

4cemeteries and burying grounds inside North Viking Township
FloraGreenwood Cemetery / MaddockNorth VikingZion

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.

Hesper TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSouth Viking Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAurora 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.