The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Sun City Township.
Sun City was founded in 1872. The first post office in Sun City was established in August 1873.
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History · Sun City Township
Sun City Township dates to 1872, and 27% of its homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1891 on and the census since 1880.
1872founded
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27%homes built before 1940
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How Sun City Township began
When was Sun City Township founded?
1872
Sun City Township dates its founding to 1872 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1880.
First census: 81 in 18802020 census: 42154 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1873.The full story ↓
What stands out about Sun City 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 Sun City Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18913 editions of the USGS map, 1891 to 1985. Watch Sun City Township change.Boom and bustPeaked at 404 in 1930; 37 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Sun City Township’s homes were built before 1957.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.On the map
Sun City Township on the map, 1891 to 1985
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sun City Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1891Medicine Lodge sheet · 1:125,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sun City Township.
People over time
Sun City Township, census by census
Peaked at 404 in 1930; 37 people lived here in 2020.
11 censuses, 1880–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Sun City Township’s Wikipedia page.
Timeline
Sun City Township, 1872 to 1930
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1872FoundingSun City Township is established
- 1891
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey - 20th century
- 1930CensusPopulation peaks at 404
By decade
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History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Turkey Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPowell TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake City TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDeerhead TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Questions about Sun City Township’s history
What year was Sun City Township founded?
In 1872, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Sun City Township’s post office opened in 1873, and the census of 1880 counted 81 people here.
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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 Wikipedia, 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.