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History · Plaza Township

Plaza Township dates to 1906, and 59% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Wabek Consolidated School.

1906founded
1on the National Register
59%homes built before 1940
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How Plaza Township began

When was Plaza Township founded?

1906

Plaza Township dates its founding to 1906 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). Its post office opened in 1917.

2020 census: 45120 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1917.
On the National Register

1 historic place in Plaza Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
2019
Wabek Consolidated School
Wabek Consolidated School, built 1917
Buildings
Wabek Consolidated SchoolBuilt 1917

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Prairie JunctionWabek
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Plaza Township
First Lutheran WabekSacred Heart

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.

Orlien TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townModel TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMountrail TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPlazaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Plaza Township’s history

What year was Plaza Township founded?

In 1906, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Plaza Township’s post office opened in 1917.

What is on the National Register in Plaza Township?

One place: the Wabek Consolidated School (listed 2019).

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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.