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History · Crescent Township

36% of Crescent Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1939 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Crescent Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Crescent Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Crescent Township’s homes were built before 1958.
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The story so far

Crescent Township, in brief

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

Crescent Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 567 and it contained 259 housing units. Crescent Township was originally named Logan Township when it formed from Belmont Township on September 17, 1868. The named was then changed to Grenard Township in September 1869, and finally to Crescent Township on an unknown date.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 590 to 567 (-4%).

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

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On the map

Crescent Township on the map, 1939 to 1986

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

Crescent Township on the 1939 USGS mapCrescent Township on the 1949 USGS mapCrescent Township on the 1986 USGS map1939Cissna Park 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 Crescent Township.

People over time

Crescent Township, census by census

010020030040050060070020002020Peak: 660

Between 567 and 660 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Crescent Township

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

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P. C. CastAmerican writer · b. 1960
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Henry BaconAmerican architect · b. 1866
Rex EverhartAmerican actor, singer · b. 1920
Fern AndraAmerican actress · b. 1893
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Craig CalhounAmerican sociologist · b. 1952
Vaughn WalkerAmerican judge · b. 1944
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Blue Grove SchoolschoolClifton SchoolschoolGilchrist SchoolschoolKelly SchoolschoolPrairie View SchoolschoolSaint Paul SchoolschoolSearch Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Crescent Township
Saint Peters Lutheran

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.

Belmont TownshipIts storyC+Iroquois TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOnarga TownshipIts storyBMiddleport Township3 historic placesA

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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.