Campton Township’s post office opened in 1851, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 42% of U.S. towns · #452 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Most of Campton Township was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Below: maps from 1932 on and the census since 2000.
Founding year: the first Campton Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Campton Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Campton Township is more historic than 42% of U.S. towns, #452 of 768 in Illinois. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
C+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Campton Township’s overall grade.
Few Illinois towns list much on the Register (a typical Illinois town has 0.5 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Campton Township’s 8.2 sits above most of its state (81% of Illinois towns have fewer) while its 14 historic buildings outnumber those of 78% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. The pre-1940 share (±1.0 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Campton Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Appaloosa WestDillonfieldOak OpeningsSunset Villa
Gone or out of use
Stewart Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Campton Township
New HampshireSaint Gall
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Campton Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Campton Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Campton Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,064 and it contained 5,828 housing units. The township's rural character is subject to increased development. Following an annexation by Elgin, Illinois of northern land for high density development, in May 2007 most of the unincorporated areas of the township became part of the new Village of Campton Hills.
Its first post office opened in 1851. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 17,174 in 2010, 17,064 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Campton Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1932Geneva 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 Campton Township.
On the National Register
2 listings protect 14 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
14
each building in a district counts
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
People over time
Campton Township, census by census
Between 14,053 and 17,174 people in every census since 2000.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Campton Township’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Campton Township
Nobody well known was born in Campton Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Campton Township post office opened in 1851, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Campton Township rank for history?
Campton Township is more historic than 42% of U.S. towns, #452 of 768 in Illinois. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Campton Township?
2% of Campton Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.0 points), against a typical 11% for an Illinois town; the median home was built in 1991.
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).
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.
