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History · Round Prairie

Round Prairie’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Round Prairie Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 692 at the 2000 census. By the 2020 census the population had increased to 714 residents. Round Prairie Township was named for a large prairie within its borders. A village name Round Prairie is located in section 18. Round Prairie Village was platted in 1903 and had a post office from 1868 to 1963. It had a Great Northern Train Station.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 706 people in 2010, 714 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1978.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Round Prairie 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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Famous people close to Round Prairie

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Sinclair LewisSinclair LewisSauk Centre · 12 miWBWalter BreuningMelrose · 11 miPaul ElleringPaul ElleringMelrose · 11 miJHJodi HuisentruitLong Prairie · 6 miMark OlberdingMark OlberdingMelrose · 11 miAmanda SmockAmanda SmockLong Prairie · 6 mi
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Round Prairie, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today2 photos
Round Prairie Community Church, Round Prairie Township, Todd County, Minnesota-01CommonsRound Prairie Community Church, Round Prairie Township, Tod…2024Elderberry Drive and 190th Street, Round Prairie Township, Todd County, Minnesota-02CommonsElderberry Drive and 190th Street, Round Prairie Township, …2024
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Round Prairie is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Round Prairie has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Grey Eagle Village Hall in Grey Eagle, 5.7 miles away.

Round Prairie and the nearest listed places

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Grey Eagle Village HallTodd County Courthouse, Sheriff's House and JailDr. George R. Christie HouseBank of Long PrairieHotel ReichertBridge No. L7075

Closest to Round Prairie

Grey Eagle Village HallGrey Eagle · Moderne5.7miTodd County Courthouse, Sheriff's House and JailLong Prairie · Italianate6.1miDr. George R. Christie HouseLong Prairie · Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19016.2miBank of Long PrairieLong Prairie · Romanesque6.2miHotel ReichertLong Prairie · Classical Revival6.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Grey Eagle Village Hall’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Round Prairie?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Round Prairie’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Birchdale📜 Grey Eagle📜 Long Prairie📜 Burnhamville

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