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History · Austin Township

38% of Austin Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1957 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
38%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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What stands out about Austin Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Austin Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Austin Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Austin Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Austin Township is located in Macon County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 240 and it contained 95 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 214 to 240 (+12%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Austin Township, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Austin Township building 2026-09-182026Austin Township building 2026-09-18
On the map

Austin Township on the map, 1957 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Austin Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Austin Township on the 1957 USGS mapAustin Township on the 1980 USGS map1957Kenney sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Austin Township.

People over time

Austin Township, census by census

010020020002020Peak: 240

Between 214 and 240 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Austin Township’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Austin SchoolschoolColonel Smith Memorial Airportairport
1cemetery inside Austin Township
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Maroa TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLaenna TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIllini TownshipIts storyB−Tunbridge TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.