The Waltz Township post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Waltz (1870), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 1,199156 years
How historic is Waltz Township?
B
More historic than 61% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Waltz Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Waltz Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Waltz Township is more historic than 61% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.
B
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Waltz Township’s overall grade.
Indiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Indiana town has 7.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Waltz Township’s 9.3 sits near the middle of its state (62% of Indiana towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% 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 (±11.7 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 Waltz Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Waltz Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Waltz Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Waltz Township is one of seven townships in Wabash County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,199 (down from 1,287 at 2010) and it contained 568 housing units.
Its first post office opened in 1870. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,287 to 1,199 (-7%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Waltz Township, 1848 to 1883
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The Waltz Township post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Waltz Township rank for history?
Waltz Township is more historic than 61% 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 Waltz Township?
24% of Waltz Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±11.7 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1976.
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 the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.
