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History · Streeter Township

Streeter Township dates to 1893, and 59% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1983 on and the census since 1920.

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How Streeter Township began

When was Streeter Township founded?

1893

Streeter Township dates its founding to 1893 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1920.

First census: 640 in 19202020 census: 43133 years
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What stands out about Streeter 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 Streeter Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Streeter Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story

How Streeter Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Streeter Township.

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The post office at present-day Streeter was established as Bloomenfield on February 28, 1893, and the town was founded and named Streeter in the spring of 1905, when the homestead owned by Alex Anderson was plotted and sold to the public. The first streets in the city were named after Anderson's two daughters, Frances and Florence. Streeter was named in honor of Darwin Reed Streeter, a pioneer newspaper editor and legislator from Emmons County, who was very well known throughout the state.

The town experienced a severe fire on January 12, 1911, which destroyed the city's bank, two general stores, and a drug store.

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On the map

Streeter Township on the map in 1983

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Streeter Township.

Streeter Township on the 1983 USGS map1983Streeter NW 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 Streeter Township.

People over time

Streeter Township, census by census

0100200300400500600700192019401960198020002020Peak: 711

Between 149 and 711 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Streeter
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Streeter Township
Evangelical LutheranSaint Luke's LutheranStreeter City

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Germania TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGraf TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNewbury TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Streeter Township’s history

What year was Streeter Township founded?

In 1893, according to Wikidata. the census of 1920 counted 640 people here.

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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 Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.