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History · Wall Township

49% of Wall Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1948 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
49%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Wall Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Wall Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Wall Township’s homes were built before 1950.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wall Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Wall Township, in brief

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

Wall Township is one of twelve townships in Ford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 190 and it contained 78 housing units. The township was formed from Patton Township on June 12, 1867.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 209 to 190 (-9%).

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

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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On the map

Wall Township on the map, 1948 to 1986

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

Wall Township on the 1948 USGS mapWall Township on the 1986 USGS map1948Buckley 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 Wall Township.

People over time

Wall Township, census by census

010020020002020Peak: 218

Between 190 and 218 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Beherns AirportairportCenter SchoolschoolEden SchoolschoolMeadow Mound SchoolschoolPlainview SchoolschoolPleasant View SchoolschoolStringtown SchoolschoolVictor SchoolschoolWalnut Dell Schoolschool

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.

Loda Township1 historic placeB−Patton Township4 historic placesAPeach Orchard TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLyman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.