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History · Bowling Green Township

14% of Bowling Green Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1941 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Bowling Green Township’s past

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The story so far

Bowling Green Township, in brief

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Bowling Green Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 412 and it contained 176 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 457 to 412 (-10%).

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

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On the map

Bowling Green Township on the map, 1941 to 1998

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

Bowling Green Township on the 1941 USGS mapBowling Green Township on the 1982 USGS mapBowling Green Township on the 1998 USGS map1941St Elmo 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 Bowling Green Township.

People over time

Bowling Green Township, census by census

010020030040050020002020Peak: 457

Between 412 and 457 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Good Hope SchoolschoolLorton ChurchchurchMoonshine SchoolschoolSchool Number 10schoolShady Lane SchoolschoolValley Schoolschool
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Bowling Green Township
AntiochBeckBuchananLortonOak Grove

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.

Loudon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCarson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHerrick TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDry Point Township1 historic placenot 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 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.