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History · Concord Township

Concord Township’s post office opened in 1858, and 51% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1967 on and the census since 1910.

1858first post office
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51%homes built before 1940
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How Concord Township began

When was Concord Township founded?

1858

The Concord Township post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 198 in 19102020 census: 350168 years
Founding year: the first Concord Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Concord 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 Concord Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Concord Township’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 261 in 1920; 126 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Concord Township’s history is told.

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The story

How Concord Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Concord Township.

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In 1878, Swedish immigrants mostly from the Essex, IA area, moved this way after the extension of the railroad from Sioux City. Concord was platted in 1883 soon after the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway was extended to that point. The real reasoning behind its name is unknown. Old Timers said that it was named by a wife of a railroad worker who thought the area was quiet and peaceful. It may also be named after the Battle of Concord of the American Revolutionary War. The wife of the president of the railroad may have named it after a bridge in Massachusetts. Early immigrants of Concord were predominately of Lutheran Religious backgrounds as the Catholics settled in nearby Dixon. The sale of Alcohol has never been permitted in city limits. Farming was the main source of income for many nearby residents, but the town has boasted a lumber yard, barber shop, grocery store, …

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People over time

Concord Township, census by census

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Peaked at 261 in 1920; 126 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

By decade

Concord Township, decade by decade

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On the map

Concord Township on the map, 1967 to 1986

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

Concord Township on the 1967 USGS mapConcord Township on the 1986 USGS map1967Concord 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 Concord Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Concord Township

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

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James CoburnAmerican actor · b. 1928
Emily KinneyAmerican actress and singer-songwriter · b. 1985
Mark CalcavecchiaAmerican golfer, PGA Tour member, British Open … · b. 1960
Angel De CoraHo-chunk painter and illustrator who taught art… · b. 1871
William Joseph DendingerCatholic bishop · b. 1939
Kirk BovillAmerican actor · b. 1961
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Springbank TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLogan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Concord Township’s history

What year was Concord Township founded?

The Concord Township post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (2), 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.