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History · Loraine Township

48% of Loraine Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1952 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
48%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Loraine Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Loraine Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Loraine Township’s homes were built before 1942.
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The story so far

Loraine Township, in brief

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

Loraine Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 244 and it contained 125 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 290 to 244 (-16%).

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

By decade

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On the map

Loraine Township on the map, 1952 to 1982

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

Loraine Township on the 1952 USGS mapLoraine Township on the 1982 USGS map1952Erie 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 Loraine Township.

People over time

Loraine Township, census by census

010020030020002020Peak: 328

Between 244 and 328 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Christmas Forest AirportairportKemmis SchoolschoolLoraine SchoolschoolOberle SchoolschoolSand Schoolschool
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Loraine Township
BowmanKemmisLoraine

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.

Phenix TownshipIts storyCYorktown TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPortland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAtkinson TownshipIts storyB−

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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.