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History · Badger Township

52% of Badger Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1894 on.

0on the National Register
52%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Badger Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Badger Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18943 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1982. Watch Badger Township change.Old housesHalf of Badger Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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On the map

Badger Township on the map, 1894 to 1982

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

Badger Township on the 1894 USGS mapBadger Township on the 1918 USGS mapBadger Township on the 1982 USGS map1894La Moure 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 Badger Township.

The story so far

Badger Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 52 to 39 (-25%).

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Dean TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWillowbank TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPorter TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHenrietta 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.