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History · Randolph Township

Half of Randolph Township’s homes were built after 1996

Most of Randolph Township was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1996. Below: maps from 1957 on and the census since 1910.

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What stands out about Randolph 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 Randolph 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 Randolph Township’s history is told.

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The story

How Randolph Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Randolph Township.

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A post office called Randolph has been in operation since 1886. The city took its name from Randolph Township.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

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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

Randolph Township on the map, 1957 to 1974

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

Randolph Township on the 1957 USGS mapRandolph Township on the 1974 USGS map1957Hastings 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 Randolph Township.

People over time

Randolph Township, census by census

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Grew from 182 people in 1910 to 466 in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Stanton Township3 historic placesBSciota TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHampton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCannon Falls9 historic placesA−

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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.