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History · Palermo Township

Palermo Township dates to 1902

Below: maps from 1953 on and the census since 1910.

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How Palermo Township began

When was Palermo Township founded?

1902

Palermo Township dates its founding to 1902 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 177 in 19102020 census: 41124 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.The full story ↓

What stands out about Palermo 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 Palermo Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 205 in 1930; 125 people lived here in 2020.
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People over time

Palermo Township, census by census

0100200192019401960198020002020Peak: 205

Peaked at 205 in 1930; 125 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

The story

How Palermo Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Palermo Township.

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Palermo was founded in 1902. The city's name is a transfer from Palermo, in Sicily.

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Timeline

Palermo Township, 1902 to 1953

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1902
    FoundingPalermo Township is established
  3. 1930CensusPopulation peaks at 205
  4. 1953On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Palermo Township, decade by decade

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Palermo North Dakota Looking North2013Palermo North Dakota Looking NorthHouse palermo north dakota 20092009House palermo north dakota 2009NDMap-doton-Palermo2004NDMap-doton-Palermo
On the map

Palermo Township on the map, 1953 to 1974

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

Palermo Township on the 1953 USGS mapPalermo Township on the 1974 USGS map1953Williston sheet · 1:250,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Palermo Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

McGahan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIdaho TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClearwater TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBurke TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRedmond TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Palermo Township’s history

What year was Palermo Township founded?

In 1902, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1910 counted 177 people here.

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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 (3), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.