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History · Central Township

13% of Central Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1974 on.

0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Central Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Central Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Central Township, in brief

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

Central Township is one of thirty townships in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 80 at the 2020 census. A 2023 estimate placed the township's population at 80.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 105 to 87 (-17%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Central Township, 1874 to 1974

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1874Post officeThe Kemma post office opens
  3. 1894Post officeThe Kemma post office closes
  4. 20th century
  5. 1974On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Central Township on the map, 1974 to 1985

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

Central Township on the 1974 USGS mapCentral Township on the 1985 USGS map1974Center East 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 Central Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Central Township

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

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Ben SasseAmerican politician and college president · b. 1972
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Frederick W. MoteAmerican historian of China · b. 1922
George E. DanielsonAmerican politician · b. 1915
Arthur Lewis MillerAmerican politician · b. 1892
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Kim PearsonMember of Iowa House of Representatives · b. 1962
A. Ronald ButtonAmerican politician · b. 1903
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Another post office, Kemma, opened and closed inside today’s town.

1cemetery inside Central Township
Kemma

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Morton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townValley Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHarrison TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCleveland 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, 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.