Half of Webber Township’s homes were built after 1977
More historic than 65% of U.S. towns · #240 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Most of Webber Township was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. 1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 415 buildings. Below: maps from 1931 on.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Webber Township is more historic than 65% of U.S. towns, #240 of 701 in Michigan. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Webber Township’s overall grade.
Few Michigan towns list much on the Register (a typical Michigan town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Webber Township’s 1,688 sits above most of its state (100% of Michigan towns have fewer) while its 415 historic buildings outnumber those of 96% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±1.4 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. 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 Webber Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Webber Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Webber Township is a civil township of Lake County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,384 at the 2020 census. It was named for William L. Webber, land commissioner and general counsel for the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,699 to 2,384 (+40%).
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.
Be the first to add onePhotograph a print flat, in daylight, no flash.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Webber Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1931Baldwin NE 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 Webber Township.
Famous people
Famous people close to Webber Township
Nobody well known was born in Webber Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Webber Township is more historic than 65% of U.S. towns, #240 of 701 in Michigan. 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.
What is on the National Register in Webber Township?
One place: the Idlewild Historic District (listed 2010).
How old are the homes in Webber Township?
2% of Webber Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.4 points), against a typical 12% for a Michigan town; the median home was built in 1977.
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 National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.
