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Vienna Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 666 and it contained 267 housing units.
Vienna Township was established in 1849. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 687 to 666 (-3%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Vienna Township, 1882–1914
Passages that mention Vienna Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Grundy County, Illinois1882 · page 148Read the page →
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(that of a lilacksmith) ; worked there four years, and afterward three in the northern part of New Hampshire, and came to Illinois in 1852 and settled in Vienna Township, where he now owns a farm of 560 acres of land, 400 in Sections 9 and 16 of Vienna Township. His residence with extensive improvements being located five miles northwest from Verona. He
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History of Grundy County, Illinois1882 · page 148Read the page →
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(that of a blacksmith) ; worked there four years, and afterward three in the northern part of New Hampshire, and came to Illinois in 1852 and settled in Vienna Township, where he now owns a farm of 560 acres of land, 400 in Sections 9 and 16 of Vienna Township. His residence with extensive improvements being located five miles northwest from Verona. He
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Historical encyclopedia of Illinois /cedited by Newton Bateman, Paul Selby,1914Read the page →
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Rennie survived until 1SS1, but died from the bemgiocs organizations effects of ills contracted through exposure during the Civil War. The family underwent The Methodists were the first to hold rehardships incident to the early settlers, but ligious services in Vienna Township. The in spite of these the goal they were working Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in for was reached. Justin Rennie was the first 1S7G, and in 1877 a church was built at Verona.
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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
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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 Vienna Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1983Kinsman sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Vienna Township.
People over time
Vienna Township, census by census
Between 646 and 687 people in every census since 2000.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Vienna Township’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Vienna Township
Nobody well known was born in Vienna Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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), 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.
