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History · Chicago Township

Half of Chicago Township’s homes were built after 1960

Most of Chicago Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1960. Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1955 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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What stands out about Chicago 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 writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Chicago Township’s homes were built before 1960.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Chicago Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewRain-In-The-Face. (Sioux Indian): stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Chicago Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 47 to 49 (+4%).

By decade

Chicago Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1890s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1890s1 item
Rain-In-The-Face. (Sioux Indian)1895Rain-In-The-Face. (Sioux Indian)
1900s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings 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

Chicago Township on the map, 1955 to 1985

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

Chicago Township on the 1955 USGS mapChicago Township on the 1985 USGS map1955Medina SE sheet · 1:24,000

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

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Rain-In-The-Face. (Sioux Indian)
Retake this viewRain-In-The-Face. (Sioux Indian), 1895

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Chicago Township’s page.

Retake this view · +15
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Bloomenfield TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSt. Paul TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townStirton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMedinaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFlint TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Sources

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 the Library of Congress (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.