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History · Elm Grove

Elm Grove’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Elm Grove Township is a township in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 103 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 120 to 103 (-14%). Half of its homes were built before 1976.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Elm Grove 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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Elm Grove, 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 Elm Grove is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Elm Grove has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Larimore City Hall in Larimore, 5.5 miles away.

Elm Grove and the nearest listed places

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Larimore City HallAvalon TheaterMidway BridgeFunseth, Carlott, Round BarnPetersburg AuditoriumMartin V. Linwell House

Closest to Elm Grove

Larimore City HallLarimore · Building5.5miAvalon TheaterLarimore · Building5.8miMidway BridgeStrabane · Structure13.3miFunseth, Carlott, Round BarnAvon · Building14.3miPetersburg AuditoriumPetersburg · Building14.7mi

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. Larimore City Hall’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Elm Grove?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Elm Grove’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
📜 Niagara📜 Larimore📜 Hegton📜 Agnes
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