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History · Carson Township

Half of Carson Township’s homes were built after 1992

Most of Carson Township was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1982 on and the census since 2000.

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What stands out about Carson Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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

Carson Township, in brief

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

Carson Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, US. As of the 2010 census, its population was 108 and it contained 58 housing units. This township was formed from Bowling Green Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 141 to 108 (-23%).

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

Timeline

Carson Township, 1836 to 1982

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1836Post officeThe Bowling Green post office opens
  3. 1876Post officeThe Bowling Green post office closes
  4. 20th century
  5. 1982On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Carson Township on the map, 1982 to 1998

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

Carson Township on the 1982 USGS mapCarson Township on the 1998 USGS map1982Ramsey sheet · 1:24,000

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

People over time

Carson Township, census by census

010020002020Peak: 148

Between 108 and 148 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Carson Township

Nobody well known was born in Carson Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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June SquibbAmerican actress · b. 1929
Frederick RemannAmerican politician · b. 1847
H. Joel DeckardAmerican politician · b. 1942
Forrest ClaypoolAmerican politician · b. 1958
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Joe AdamsAmerican baseball player · b. 1877
Arthur RoeAmerican judge · b. 1878
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Bowling Green, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Twin Churches
Gone or out of use
Bowling Green SchoolschoolLiberty SchoolschoolUnion Schoolschool
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Carson Township
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Bowling Green TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLoudon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSefton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRamsey TownshipIts storyC+

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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), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.