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History · Roberts Township

27% of Roberts Township’s homes were built before 1940

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What stands out about Roberts Township’s past

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

Roberts Township, in brief

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

Roberts Township is located in Marshall County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 925 and it contained 544 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 925 to 890 (-4%).

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

By decade

Roberts Township, decade by decade

Today4 recent
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Famous people

Famous people close to Roberts Township

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

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Herbert Spencer JenningsAmerican biologist · b. 1868
Charles Cyrus KearnsPolitician · b. 1869
Clifford C. IrelandAmerican politician · b. 1878
J. Frank DuryeaAmerican inventor · b. 1869
Ted KennedyAmerican baseball player · b. 1865
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Bob BarnesAmerican baseball player · b. 1902
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Fairview SchoolschoolHarmony SchoolschoolJunker Landing StripairportLloyd SchoolschoolShaws Point SchoolschoolStatler Schoolschool
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Roberts Township
First Lutheran Cemetery Number 2RobertsSalemStatler

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.

Hopewell TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBell Plain TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEvans TownshipIts storyB−Magnolia 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 Wikimedia Commons (4) 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.