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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Thelma Township is a township in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 31 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 17 to 31 (+82%). Half of its homes were built before 1965.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Thelma has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Kidder County Courthouse in Steele, 11.9 miles away.

Thelma and the nearest listed places

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Kidder County CourthouseFirst Presbyterian Church of SteeleDepression Era Work Relief Construction Features at Menoken State Historic SiteLogan County Courthouse

Closest to Thelma

Kidder County CourthouseSteele · Building11.9miFirst Presbyterian Church of SteeleSteele · Building11.9miDepression Era Work Relief Construction Features at Menoken State Historic SiteMenoken · Building20.3miLogan County CourthouseNapoleon · Building23.4mi

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. Kidder County Courthouse’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

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