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History · Sibley Township

Half of Sibley Township’s homes were built after 1989

Most of Sibley Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: maps from 1952 on and the census since 1960.

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Where Sibley Township’s name came from

How did Sibley Township get its name?

Sibley Township was named after Henry Hastings Sibley, a general and the first Governor of Minnesota.

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What stands out about Sibley 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 Sibley Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 46 in 2000; 19 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sibley Township’s history is told.

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People over time

Sibley Township, census by census

01960198020002020Peak: 46

Peaked at 46 in 2000; 19 people lived here in 2020.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

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

The story

How Sibley Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Sibley Township.

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Sibley was created by Eddie and Edythe Hagglund beginning in 1954, when they observed the popularity of the nearby Lake Ashtabula and decided that a hamburger restaurant would be profitable. Therefore, they purchased some land near the lake and began to erect buildings: a dance hall, the restaurant, and many others. The city was incorporated after a dispute with authorities of Sibley Trail Township: although the Hagglunds wanted a liquor license, the township authorities would not grant one, so the Hagglunds incorporated the city. It was named after Henry Hastings Sibley, a general and the first Governor of Minnesota.

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By decade

Sibley Township, decade by decade

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Sibley, North Dakota 6-10-20092009Sibley, North Dakota 6-10-2009NDMap-doton-Sibley2004NDMap-doton-Sibley
On the map

Sibley Township on the map, 1952 to 1985

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

Sibley Township on the 1952 USGS mapSibley Township on the 1975 USGS mapSibley Township on the 1985 USGS map1952Dawson 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 Sibley Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Vernon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTappen TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWoodlawn 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 Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, 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.