The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusEllsburg Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 188 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highway 53 serves as a main route in the township. The unincorporated community of Melrude is located within Ellsburg Township. The town was named for a place in Sweden.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 219 to 188 (-14%). Half of its homes were built before 1973.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ellsburg 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ellsburg’s history is told.
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Ellsburg, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Ellsburg is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ellsburg has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is W. Bailey House in Eveleth, 17.6 miles away.
Ellsburg and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.