On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Township 2 is more historic than 31% of U.S. towns, #49 of 57 in Nebraska. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Township 2’s overall grade.
Nebraska towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Nebraska town has 16.3 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Township 2’s 3.1 sits below most of its state (27% of Nebraska towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.9 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Township 2’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Township 2 yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Township 2 is one of five townships in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,338 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 2,473. A portion of the village of Kennard lies within the Township.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,854 to 3,112 (+9%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Township 2, 1855 to 1970
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Township 2 is more historic than 31% of U.S. towns, #49 of 57 in Nebraska. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Township 2?
One place: the Bertrand Site (listed 1969).
How old are the homes in Township 2?
7% of Township 2’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.9 points), against a typical 18% for a Nebraska town; the median home was built in 1993.
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).
From the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.
