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History · Wallace Township

20% of Wallace Township’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Wallace Township’s past

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

Wallace Township, in brief

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

Wallace Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 575 and it contained 220 housing units. Wallace Township was formed from Dayton Township on an unknown date.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 491 to 575 (+17%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Wallace Township

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

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Wild Bill HickokAmerican folk hero and lawman · b. 1837
Gary K. WolfAmerican author · b. 1941
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Mary MorelloAmerican activist · b. 1923
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Edward Edson LeeAmerican children's writer · b. 1884
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Leo CahillAmerican coach and manager in the CFL · b. 1928
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Dave DupeeAmerican basketball player · b. 1916
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Bell SchoolschoolDonohue SchoolschoolFullertown SchoolschoolRobson SchoolschoolSchool Number 200schoolTotel SchoolschoolWhite 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.

Ottawa Township6 historic placesA+Ottawa7 historic placesA+Dayton TownshipIts storyB−Waltham TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFreedom 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 the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.