History · Almond

Almond’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Almond. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1890established
0old images & papers
1historic places
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Almond Township is a township in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 190 as of the 2000 census. Almond Township was organized in 1880.

Almond was established in 1890. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 110 to 107 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1949.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Almond yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Almond

1 place in Almond is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Minnesotaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
2010first listedSt. Pauli Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church

Where they are

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Buildings

Architectural styles

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Late Victorian: Gothic1

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

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