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History · Manning Township

12% of Manning Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1953 on.

0on the National Register
12%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Manning 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 Manning 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 Manning Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Manning Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Manning 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 65 to 43 (-34%).

By decade

Manning Township, decade by decade

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On the map

Manning Township on the map, 1953 to 1985

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

Manning Township on the 1953 USGS mapManning Township on the 1975 USGS mapManning Township on the 1985 USGS map1953Jamestown sheet · 1:250,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Manning Township

Nobody well known was born in Manning Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ben MeierAmerican politician · b. 1918
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Debra MarquartAmerican poet and musician · b. 1956
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Willard PummelAmerican politician · b. 1926
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Baker TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWoodlawn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrown Hill TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSealy TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBunker TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCampbell 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 Wikimedia Commons (2) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.