History · Grand Plain

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Grand Plain Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 55 at the 2000 census. Grand Plain Township was organized in 1898, and named for the character of its landscape.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 55 people in 2010, 54 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1979.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Grand Plain 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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