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History · Tioga Township

Tioga Township dates to 1902

Most of Tioga Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1953 on, and the census since 1910.

1902founded
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Tioga Township’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Tioga Township began

When was Tioga Township founded?

1902

Tioga Township dates its founding to 1902 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 203 in 19102020 census: 87124 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.

What stands out about Tioga 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 writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tioga Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Tioga Township, in brief

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

Tioga ( ty-OH-gə) is a city in Williams County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 2,202 at the 2020 census. Tioga was founded in 1902 and named by settlers from Tioga, New York. The population of the city increased dramatically in the 1950s following the discovery of oil nearby in the Williston Basin.

Tioga Township was established in 1902. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 104 to 87 (-16%).

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

Timeline

Tioga Township, 1902 to 1953

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1902
    FoundingTioga Township is established
  3. 1914In the archiveTioga, No. Dak
  4. 1953On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Tioga Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s1 item
Tioga, No. Dak1914Tioga, No. Dak
1920s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today4 recent
A slightly leaning, abandoned house appears on the prairie near Tioga, North Dakota2021A slightly leaning, abandoned house appears on the pr…Street-smarts-41-Tioga-North-Dakota-pop 102492015Street-smarts-41-Tioga-North-Dakota-pop 10249Tioga, North Dakota2014Tioga, North DakotaNDMap-doton-Tioga2004NDMap-doton-Tioga
On the map

Tioga Township on the map, 1953 to 1979

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

Tioga Township on the 1953 USGS mapTioga Township on the 1979 USGS map1953Williston sheet · 1:250,000

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

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Tioga, No. Dak
Retake this viewTioga, No. Dak, 1914

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Tioga Township’s page.

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People over time

Tioga Township, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0001920194019601980200020202,202

Grew from 203 people in 1910 to 2,202 in 2020, more than tenfold.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Tioga Township

Nobody well known was born in Tioga Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Mary Sherman MorganAmerican rocket fuel scientist · b. 1921
Erin ObanAmerican teacher and politician · b. 1982
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

TiogaIts storyDWhite Earth TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPleasant Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWest Bank TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLindahl TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Tioga Township’s history

What year was Tioga Township founded?

In 1902, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1910 counted 203 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), the Library of Congress (2), 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.