The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusHardwick is a city in Rock County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 189 as of the 2020 census. Hardwick was platted in 1892, and named after J. L. Hardwick, a railroad official. A post office has been in operation at Hardwick since 1891. Hardwick was incorporated in 1898.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 198 to 189 (-5%). Half of its homes were built before 1957.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hardwick 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.
Start Hardwick’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hardwick’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Hardwick, decade by decade
2000
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.