Half of Shell Valley Township’s homes were built after 1978
Most of Shell Valley Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1942 on and the census since 1990.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Shell Valley Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Shell Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rolette County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,146 at the 2020 census. The community is partially located on lands of Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 449 to 376 (-16%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Shell Valley Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1942Lake Upsilon sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Shell Valley Township.
People over time
Shell Valley Township, census by census
Between 343 and 1,197 people in every census since 1990.
4 censuses, 1990–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Shell Valley Township’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Shell Valley Township
Nobody well known was born in Shell Valley Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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.
