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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Crofte Township is a township in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 133 at the 2020 census. A portion of the unincorporated community of Baldwin lies within Crofte Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 199 to 133 (-33%). Half of its homes were built before 1978.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Crofte 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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Crofte, 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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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Crofte is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Crofte has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Soo Line Depot in Wilton, 10.2 miles away.

Crofte and the nearest listed places

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Soo Line DepotHoly Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox ChurchDepression Era Work Relief Construction Features at Double Ditch Indian Village Site State Historic SiteDepression Era Work Relief Construction Features at Menoken State Historic SiteChief Looking's Village site (32BL3)Fred and Gladys Grady House

Closest to Crofte

Soo Line DepotWilton · Building10.2miHoly Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox ChurchWilton · Building10.4miDepression Era Work Relief Construction Features at Double Ditch Indian Village Site State Historic SiteHarmon · Building11.8miDepression Era Work Relief Construction Features at Menoken State Historic SiteMenoken · Building15.1miChief Looking's Village site (32BL3)Bismarck · Site15.2mi

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. Soo Line Depot’s page links to a real one.
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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

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