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History · Stockholm Township

Stockholm Township dates to 1896, and 76% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Brown Earth Presbyterian Church. Below: maps from 1973 on and the census since 1930.

1896founded
1on the National Register
76%homes built before 1940
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How Stockholm Township began

When was Stockholm Township founded?

1896

Stockholm Township dates its founding to 1896 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1930.

First census: 130 in 19302020 census: 72130 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1879.

What stands out about Stockholm 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 Stockholm Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Stockholm Township’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 155 in 1960; 102 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stockholm Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Stockholm Township, in brief

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

Stockholm is a town in Grant County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 102 at the 2020 census. Stockholm was laid out in 1896 and named after the capital city of Sweden, the native land of a large share of the first settlers.

Stockholm Township was established in 1896. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 88 to 72 (-18%).

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

People over time

Stockholm Township, census by census

010019401960198020002020Peak: 155

Peaked at 155 in 1960; 102 people lived here in 2020.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

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

Timeline

Stockholm Township, 1877 to 1973

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1877BuiltBrown Earth Presbyterian Church is built
  3. 1879Post officeThe Brown Earth post office opens
  4. 1882Post officeThe Brown Earth post office closes
  5. 1896
    FoundingStockholm Township is established
  6. 20th century
  7. 1960CensusPopulation peaks at 155
  8. 1973On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Stockholm Township, decade by decade

Today1 recent
SDMap-doton-Stockholm2004SDMap-doton-Stockholm
On the map

Stockholm Township on the map, 1973 to 1985

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

Stockholm Township on the 1973 USGS mapStockholm Township on the 1985 USGS map1973Stockholm 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 Stockholm Township.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Stockholm 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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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1984
Brown Earth Presbyterian Church
Brown Earth Presbyterian Church, built 1877
Buildings
Brown Earth Presbyterian ChurchBuilt 1877

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Stockholm Township

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

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Pug MandersAmerican football player · b. 1913
Jack MandersAmerican football player · b. 1909
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Mary A. McClureAmerican politician in South Dakota · b. 1939
A
Alvin C. StrutzAmerican judge · b. 1903
Phil SaundersAmerican lawyer · b. 1920
J
James R. PetersonAmerican politician · b. 1943
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

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

2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Stockholm Township
Brown Earth Indian ChurchStockholm

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.

Twin Brooks TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTroy Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLeola TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMadison TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Stockholm Township’s history

What year was Stockholm Township founded?

In 1896, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Stockholm Township’s post office opened in 1879, and the census of 1930 counted 130 people here.

What is on the National Register in Stockholm Township?

One place: the Brown Earth Presbyterian Church (listed 1984).

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.