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History · Claremont Township

Claremont Township dates to 1903, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Claremont Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1960. Its Register listing is the Augustana Swedish Lutheran Church. Below: maps from 1896 on and the census since 1890.

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How Claremont Township began

When was Claremont Township founded?

1903

Claremont Township dates its founding to 1903 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1890.

First census: 121 in 18902020 census: 114123 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1882.

What stands out about Claremont 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 Claremont Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 294 in 1910; 108 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Claremont Township’s homes were built before 1960.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Claremont Township’s history is told.

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People over time

Claremont Township, census by census

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Peaked at 294 in 1910; 108 people lived here in 2020.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

The story so far

Claremont Township, in brief

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

Claremont is a town in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 108 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1903 and has been home to a post office since 1887. The town most likely was named after Claremont, New Hampshire.

Claremont Township was established in 1903. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 121 to 114 (-6%).

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

Timeline

Claremont Township, 1882 to 1962

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Huffton post office opens
  3. 1896On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1903
    FoundingClaremont Township is established
  6. 1910CensusPopulation peaks at 294
  7. 1962Post officeThe Huffton post office closes
By decade

Claremont Township, decade by decade

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On the map

Claremont Township on the map, 1896 to 1985

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

Claremont Township on the 1896 USGS mapClaremont Township on the 1985 USGS map1896Columbia sheet · 1:125,000

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

On the National Register

1 historic place in Claremont Township

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

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1988
Augustana Swedish Lutheran Church
Augustana Swedish Lutheran Church
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Modified Nave Plan1
Augustana Swedish Lutheran ChurchModified Nave Plan

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Huffton, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Huffton
Gone or out of use
Hufftonlocale
1cemetery inside Claremont Township
Huffton

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Columbia TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClaremontIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNewport TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWeston TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Claremont Township’s history

What year was Claremont Township founded?

In 1903, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Claremont Township’s post office opened in 1882, and the census of 1890 counted 121 people here.

What is on the National Register in Claremont Township?

One place: the Augustana Swedish Lutheran Church (listed 1988).

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 (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.