Most of Money Creek Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: maps from 1926 on and old-book passages.
The Money Creek Township post office opened in 1843, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Money Creek (1843) and Money Creek (1880), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 1,047183 years
How historic is Money Creek Township?
C+
More historic than 40% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Money Creek Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Money Creek Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Money Creek Township is more historic than 40% of U.S. towns. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
C+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Money Creek 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 Money Creek Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (28% of Illinois towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% 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 is a Census survey estimate (±6.4 points). 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 Money Creek Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Money Creek Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Money Creek Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,085, and it contained 511 housing units. The township took its name from Money Creek.
Its first post office opened in 1843. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,085 to 1,047 (-4%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Money Creek Township in 1924
Passages that mention Money Creek Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of McLean County, Illinois1924 · page 147Read the page →
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In spite of this fact, four block houses were built in McLean County as protection against possible hostilities. One was at the Bartholomew settlement in Money Creek Township, one in the Henline settlement, a third the John Paton house in Lexington township, and the fourth in
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History of McLean County, Illinois1924 · page 539Read the page →
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D. D. Bishop was reared on his father's farm and received his education in the Bishop District School in Money Creek Township. He remained on the home place until 1886, at which time he engaged in farming for himself on rented land in Money Creek Township. In 1894 Mr.
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
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 Money Creek Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1926Normal 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 Money Creek Township.
Famous people
Famous people close to Money Creek Township
Nobody well known was born in Money Creek Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Money Creek Township post office opened in 1843, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Money Creek Township rank for history?
Money Creek Township is more historic than 40% of U.S. towns. 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 Money Creek Township?
5% of Money Creek Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.4 points), against a typical 11% for an Illinois town; the median home was built in 1995.
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, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
