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History · Creighton Township

51% of Creighton Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1974 on and the census since 1880.

0on the National Register
51%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Creighton Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Creighton Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Creighton Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story

How Creighton Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Creighton Township.

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The City of Creighton developed as a result of the “Bruce Colony” settlement in 1871. A charter was obtained in 1874 to plat the north side of what is now the mile-long Main Street. Some say the town was named for Edward Creighton, while others claim it was for John, for whom Creighton University was named. The most plausible explanation is “the Creighton family of Omaha.”

In those early years, food staples and supplies were brought in by wagon from Yankton or West Point, being transported mainly during the winter so the rivers might be crossed while frozen. When the railroad arrived in 1881, insuring the existence of Creighton, it resulted in the near-demise of Bazile Mills to the north.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Creighton Township, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Creighton, Nebraska Main Street 32013Creighton, Nebraska Main Street 3Creighton, Nebraska Main Street 22013Creighton, Nebraska Main Street 2Creighton, Nebraska Main Street 12013Creighton, Nebraska Main Street 1Creighton, Nebraska N side Main St W from Chase Av2010Creighton, Nebraska N side Main St W from Chase AvNEMap-doton-Creighton2005NEMap-doton-Creighton
On the map

Creighton Township on the map, 1974 to 1985

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

Creighton Township on the 1974 USGS mapCreighton Township on the 1985 USGS map1974Creighton 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 Creighton Township.

People over time

Creighton Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,60018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,461

Between 10 and 1,461 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Cleveland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMiller Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townValley Township1 historic placenot 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 Wikimedia Commons (5), 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.