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History · Rosendal Township

28% of Rosendal Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1961 on and the census since 1890.

0on the National Register
28%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Rosendal Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Rosendal Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 216 in 1910; 35 people lived here in 2010.
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People over time

Rosendal Township, census by census

0100200190019201940196019802000Peak: 216

Peaked at 216 in 1910; 35 people lived here in 2010.

13 censuses, 1890–2010.

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

The story so far

Rosendal Township, in brief

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

Rosendal Township is a township in Griggs County, North Dakota, United States.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 35 in 2010, 35 in 2020.

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

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On the map

Rosendal Township on the map, 1961 to 1985

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

Rosendal Township on the 1961 USGS mapRosendal Township on the 1985 USGS map1961Binford NW sheet · 1:24,000

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Bryan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWillow TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBergen TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townParadise TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAddie 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, 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.