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History · Valley Township

62% of Valley Township’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1974 on.

1on the National Register
62%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Valley 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 Valley Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Valley Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Valley Township, in brief

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

Valley Township is one of thirty townships in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 148 at the 2020 census. A 2023 estimate placed the township's population at 146. The Village of Center lies within the Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 177 to 149 (-16%).

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

By decade

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On the map

Valley Township on the map, 1974 to 1985

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

Valley Township on the 1974 USGS mapValley Township on the 1985 USGS map1974Center West 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 Valley Township.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Valley Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Valley Township

Nobody well known was born in Valley 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
Arthur Lewis MillerAmerican politician · b. 1892
A. Ronald ButtonAmerican politician · b. 1903
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Marvin L. KlineAmerican politician · b. 1903
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Del ShankelAmerican microbiologist and academic administra… · b. 1927
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Spade Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCentral TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCenter1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCreighton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townVerdigre Township2 historic placesnot 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.