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History · Patten Township

2 of Patten Township’s places are on the National Register

Its Register listings are the Patten Consolidated School and the Underwood United Methodist Church. Most of Patten Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1942 on.

2on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Patten 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

Patten Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Patten 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 37 to 38 (+3%).

By decade

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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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On the map

Patten Township on the map, 1942 to 1986

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

Patten Township on the 1942 USGS mapPatten Township on the 1986 USGS map1942Crow Lake sheet · 1:62,500

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

On the National Register

2 historic places in Patten Township

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

places listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
4
each building in a district counts
first listed
2008
Patten Consolidated School
Patten Consolidated SchoolUnderwood United Methodist Church
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Vernacular1
Patten Consolidated SchoolBuilding
Underwood United Methodist ChurchVernacular

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Crow Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPlummer TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPleasant Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Patten Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Patten Township?

Two places: the Patten Consolidated School (listed 2008) and the Underwood United Methodist Church (2008).

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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.