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History · Florence Township

21% of Florence Township’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Florence Township’s past

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The story so far

Florence Township, in brief

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Florence Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 933 and it contained 370 housing units. Florence Township was formed from a portion of Wilmington Township at an unknown date.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 933 in 2010, 922 in 2020.

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

By decade

Florence Township, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Midewin Tallgrass Prairie from IL-53 2026-06-032026Midewin Tallgrass Prairie from IL-53 2026-06-03IUOE Local 150 training center 2026-06-03 cropped2026IUOE Local 150 training center 2026-06-03 croppedFlorence Township building Symerton 2026-06-032026Florence Township building Symerton 2026-06-03Arsenal Road Florence Township 2026-06-032026Arsenal Road Florence Township 2026-06-03Florence Township Will2007Florence Township Will
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Hayden SchoolschoolJoliet Ammunitions PlantmilitaryKennedy SchoolschoolOak Grove SchoolschoolSchool Number 66schoolStarr Grove Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Florence Township
Chicago RoadStarr 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.

Wilmington Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJackson Township1 historic placeBWilton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWilmington2 historic placesB+

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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 (5) 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.