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History · Merkel Township

Half of Merkel Township’s homes were built after 1993

Most of Merkel Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: maps from 1952 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Merkel 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 Merkel 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 Merkel Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Merkel Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Merkel 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 27 to 37 (+37%).

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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

Merkel Township on the map, 1952 to 1994

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

Merkel Township on the 1952 USGS mapMerkel Township on the 1971 USGS mapMerkel Township on the 1994 USGS map1952New Rockford 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 Merkel Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Robinson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWallace TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townStewart TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAtwood TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFrettim TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townProgress TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Williams 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.