The story so far
Eden Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Eden 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 98 to 123 (+26%).
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History · Eden Township
45% of Eden Township’s homes were built before 1940
Its Register listing is the Goodhue Lutheran Church. Below: maps from 1973 on and the census since 1920.
1on the National Register
45%homes built before 1940
What stands out about Eden 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 first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eden Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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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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Eden Township on the map, 1973 to 1985
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Eden Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1973Wallace sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Eden Township.
On the National Register
1 historic place in Eden Township
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1996
Goodhue Lutheran Church
Buildings
Architectural styles listings
Gothic Revival1
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
People over time
Eden Township, census by census
Between 89 and 209 people in every census since 1920.
11 censuses, 1920–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Eden Township’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Eden Township
Nobody well known was born in Eden Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Brock LesnarAmerican professional wrestler, mixed martial a… · b. 1977T
Tom BrokawAmerican broadcast journalist and author · b. 1940
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David B. WakeAmerican evolutionary biologist · b. 1936
Places that used to be
Places now gone and burying grounds
Gone or out of use
DexterlocaleKing School Number 37school
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Eden Township
GoodhueSaint Pauli LutheranSoren Hjermstad Family
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.
Wheatland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBlaine Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPhipps TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDexter Township3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Questions about Eden Township’s history
What is on the National Register in Eden Township?
One place: the Goodhue Lutheran Church (listed 1996).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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Sources
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 (1), 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.