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History · Viking Township

16% of Viking Township’s homes were built before 1940

2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 7 buildings. Below: maps from 1970 on.

2on the National Register
16%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Viking 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 Viking Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Viking Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Viking Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 169 to 181 (+7%).

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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On the map

Viking Township on the map, 1970 to 1985

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

Viking Township on the 1970 USGS mapViking Township on the 1985 USGS map1970Hatton SW 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 Viking Township.

On the National Register

2 listings protect 7 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
7
each building in a district counts
first listed
1986
Lucken Farm
Viking BridgeLucken Farm
DistrictsStructures

Architectural styles listings

Pratt through truss bridge1
Viking BridgePratt through truss bridge
All 2 listings
Lucken FarmDistrict · listed 1986

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Portland Junction
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Viking Township
AurdalBruflat

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Enger TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRoseville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMayville12 historic placesA−Lindaas TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGarfield TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPortlandIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Viking Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Viking Township?

Two places: the Viking Bridge (listed 1997) and the Lucken Farm (1986).

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 the National Register of Historic Places (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.