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1885 Minnesota Census
Population Count
Morrison County


The following shows the 1885 Minnesota census population count for Morrison county by area.
The Post Office, listed in the census for each area, is shown in parenthesis.

Area Count   Area Count
Belle Prairie Township  (Belle Prairie) 666 Morrill Township  (Riees) 99
Bellevue Township  (Royalton) 584 Motley Township  (Motley) 467
Buckman Township  (blank) 559 Parker Township  (Huff) 206
Culdrum Township  (Swanville) 420 Pierz Township  (Rich Prairie) 1,275
Elm Dale Township  (Elm Dale) 651 Pike Creek Township  (Little Falls) 445
Green Prairie Township  (Green Prairie) 363 Ripley Township  (Belle Prairie) 538
Little Falls Township  (Little Falls) 396 Swan River Township  (Elm Dale) 703
Village of Little Falls  (Little Falls) 1,224 Two Rivers Township  (North Prairie) 810

County Total 9,406


Notes

Future Townships

Some of the present day townships of Morrison County did not exist in 1885. The following lists the townships that did not exist in 1885 and the townships from which they were created. The information is from the "History of Morrison and Todd Counties, Volume 1" by Clara K. Fuller, Publishers: B. F. Bowe & Company, Inc. 1915. The book was not clear about some of the townships, in which case the township is listed as "probably".
TownshipYear CreatedFrom Which Township
Buh1895Belle Prairie
Clough1890Motley
Cushing1891Motley
Darling1891no information, was Randall TS from 1891 to 1907
Granite1902Belle Prairie
Hillman1902Pierz
Lakin1903Morrill
Leigh1908Belle Prairie
Mount Morris1897probably Pierz
Platte1899Ripley
Pulaski1899Ripley
Rail Prairie1890Motley
Richardson1903probably Ripley, once known as Peavey TS
Rosing1902Motley
Scandia Valley1893probably Motley
Swanville1892Swan River


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