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History · Robinson Township

Robinson Township dates to 1911

1911founded
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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How Robinson Township began

When was Robinson Township founded?

1911

Robinson Township dates its founding to 1911 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree).

2020 census: 15115 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
James Whitman Landing Stripairport
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Robinson Township
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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.

Merkel TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClear Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townQuinby TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Williams TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFrettim TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Robinson Township’s history

What year was Robinson Township founded?

In 1911, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the 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 the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.