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History · Walcott Township

Walcott Township dates to 1880, and 34% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Walcott Township began

When was Walcott Township founded?

1880

Walcott Township dates its founding to 1880 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree).

2020 census: 351146 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.

What stands out about Walcott Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Walcott Township, in brief

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

Walcott is a city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 262 at the 2020 census. Walcott was founded in 1880. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Walcott Township was established in 1880. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 326 to 351 (+8%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Walcott Township

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

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Paul JohnsgardOrnithologist · b. 1931
Amy OlsonProfessional golfer · b. 1992
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Walcott Township
GolPerhusSouth PleasantSouth Pleasant

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.

Eagle TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWalcottIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBarrie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townColfax TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNormanna TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Walcott Township’s history

What year was Walcott Township founded?

In 1880, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town.

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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 USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.