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Its Register listings are the Charles W. Van De Mark House and the Clyde School. Its Register listings are the Charles W. Van De Mark House and the Clyde School. Below: maps from 1885 on and the census since 1880.
Clyde dates its founding to 1867 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1880.
Clyde was named after the River Clyde in Scotland, or according to another source, it was named for Clyde, Ohio (which also is named indirectly for the River Clyde).
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Clyde’s history is told.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Clyde. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Clyde.
From Wikipedia’s history of Clyde.
Clyde was laid out in 1867 in Elk Township, making it the oldest town in Cloud County. It was named after the River Clyde in Scotland, or according to another source, it was named for Clyde, Ohio (which also is named indirectly for the River Clyde).
Clyde experienced growth in 1877 when the Central Branch Railroad was built through it.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Passages that mention Clyde, cut from the printed page as they were published.
![For years the subject nf building a mill was agitated in Clyde. In January, 1874. a meeting was held in Judge McCrea's office fur the purpose of considering a grist mill in Clyde and a joint stock company was organized to be known as the Clyde Mill Company. An a])i)cal was made tn the citizens of C…](https://images.townratings.com/story/6348/bk-5bcaa26043c8ffcb-l.jpg)
For years the subject nf building a mill was agitated in Clyde. In January, 1874. a meeting was held in Judge McCrea's office fur the purpose of considering a grist mill in Clyde and a joint stock company was organized to be known as the Clyde Mill Company. An a])i)cal was made tn the citizens of Clyde "l" ])ul a shoulder lo the wheel" and i)nt tlie project through. This was a step toward the de\elopment of their magnificent young country and which has since pro\ed a paying in\estment; but it was months ere the shares were all taken up. men of nuich courage standing
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Clyde's standpipe system Inrnislics an al)undancc of pure water and an adequate supply for protection against fire. It was established in the winter of 1886. througli tlie issuing of $2,600 bonds, voted by the city of Clyde There are about four miles of pipe, ranging from ten inch down to two inch pipe, and thirty-five hydrants. The standpipe is one hundred and nineteen feet higii from the surface at the base, or one luniflrcd and sixty-five feet above the level of Washington street. The pijjc when full, carries seventy-one pounds water pressure, has a capacity of one hundred and seventy
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
BuiltCharles W. Van De Mark House is built
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological SurveyFire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.
1885Sheet 1 of 2Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Peaked at 1,174 in 1930; 694 people lived here in 2020.
15 censuses, 1880–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Clyde’s Wikipedia page.
Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
In 1867, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Clyde’s post office opened in 1868, and the census of 1880 counted 956 people here.
Two places: the Charles W. Van De Mark House (listed 1985) and the Clyde School (2009).
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 →
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