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History · Eden Township

Half of Eden Township’s homes were built after 1983

Most of Eden Township was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1933 on.

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3%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Eden 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 Eden Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eden Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Eden Township, in brief

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

Eden Township is a civil township of Lake County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 469 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 487 to 469 (-4%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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

Eden Township on the map, 1933 to 1987

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

Eden Township on the 1933 USGS mapEden Township on the 1957 USGS mapEden Township on the 1987 USGS map1933Peacock SE sheet · 1:31,680

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Eden Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Eden Township

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

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Jeff DongvilloAmerican politician · b. 1953
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Walter M. FrenchAssociate Justice of the Washington Supreme Cou… · b. 1874
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
IronsLittle Manistee
Gone or out of use
Irons Stationlocale
1cemetery inside Eden Township
Irons

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Newkirk TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPeacock TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townElk TownshipIts storyDNorman TownshipIts storyC−South Branch 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, 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.