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History · Kiester Township

37% of Kiester Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 1910.

0on the National Register
37%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Kiester 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 Kiester Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 741 in 1960; 488 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Kiester Township’s homes were built before 1946.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kiester Township’s history is told.

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People over time

Kiester Township, census by census

0200400600800192019401960198020002020Peak: 741

Peaked at 741 in 1960; 488 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Kiester Township’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Kiester Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Kiester Township.

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A post office called Kiester has been in operation since 1882. The city was named for county judge Jacob Armel Kiester.

A tornado reportedly touched down in the city of Kiester on June 17, 2010. The tornado caused a large amount of destruction, and several homes were damaged. The tornado was later rated EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale after damage assessment was completed.

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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

Kiester Township on the map, 1955 to 1982

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

Kiester Township on the 1955 USGS mapKiester Township on the 1982 USGS map1955Wells sheet · 1:62,500

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Foster TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMansfield TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSeely 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 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.