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History · Pisek

Pisek dates to 1882, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Pisek School. Below: maps from 1963 on and the census since 1900.

1882founded
1on the National Register
25%homes built before 1940
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How Pisek began

When was Pisek founded?

1882

Pisek dates its founding to 1882 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 132 in 19002020 census: 89144 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1887.The full story ↓

What stands out about Pisek’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 Pisek are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 312 in 1910; 89 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Pisek’s homes were built before 1964.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pisek’s history is told.

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People over time

Pisek, census by census

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Peaked at 312 in 1910; 89 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

The story

How Pisek came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Pisek.

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Pisek was founded in 1882 by Bohemian settlers who had come from the town of Písek in the modern Czech Republic. Additionally, as Pisek means "sand" in Czech, the name of the new city may have also been influenced by a sand ridge that is located nearby. The Pisek School was founded in 1913.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Pisek, 1882 to 1963

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882
    FoundingPisek is established
  3. 1887Post officeThe Pisek post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1910CensusPopulation peaks at 312
  6. 1963On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Pisek, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Lovcik Ave2025Lovcik AvePisek, North Dakota2006Pisek, North DakotaPisek School2006Pisek School
On the map

Pisek on the map, 1963 to 1985

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

Pisek on the 1963 USGS mapPisek on the 1985 USGS map1963Pisek 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 Pisek.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Pisek

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1994
Pisek School
Pisek School
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Classical Revival1
Pisek SchoolClassical Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Pisek

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

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Herm WitasekAmerican basketball player · b. 1913
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Lloyd OmdahlAmerican politician from North Dakota · b. 1931
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Paul ThorlaksonCanadian physician · b. 1895
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Roland FlintAmerican writer and academic · b. 1934

Questions about Pisek’s history

What year was Pisek founded?

In 1882, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Pisek’s post office opened in 1887, and the census of 1900 counted 132 people here.

What is on the National Register in Pisek?

One place: the Pisek School (listed 1994).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 (3), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.