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History · Rutland Township

Rutland Township dates to 1887, and 57% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1958 on and the census since 1910.

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How Rutland Township began

When was Rutland Township founded?

1887

Rutland Township dates its founding to 1887 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 224 in 19102020 census: 47139 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.

What stands out about Rutland 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 Rutland Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Rutland Township’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 309 in 1950; 163 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Rutland Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Rutland Township, in brief

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

Rutland is a city in Sargent County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 163 at the 2020 census. Rutland was founded in 1887.

Rutland Township was established in 1887. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 55 to 47 (-15%).

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

People over time

Rutland Township, census by census

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Peaked at 309 in 1950; 163 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Timeline

Rutland Township, 1887 to 1958

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1887
    FoundingRutland Township is established
  3. 20th century
  4. 1950CensusPopulation peaks at 309
  5. 1958On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Rutland Township, decade by decade

Today3 recent
World's Largest Hamburger2014World's Largest HamburgerMain Street2014Main StreetGrain Elevator2014Grain Elevator
On the map

Rutland Township on the map, 1958 to 1986

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

Rutland Township on the 1958 USGS mapRutland Township on the 1986 USGS map1958Rutland 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 Rutland Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Weber TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRutlandIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townForman1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDunbar TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townForman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRansom TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Rutland Township’s history

What year was Rutland Township founded?

In 1887, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1910 counted 224 people here.

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 Wikimedia Commons (3), 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.