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History · Antelope Township

Half of Antelope Township’s homes were built after 1995

Most of Antelope Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: maps from 1983 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Antelope Township’s past

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The story so far

Antelope Township, in brief

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

Antelope Township is a township in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Its population was 35 as of the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 35 to 25 (-29%).

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

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On the map

Antelope Township on the map in 1983

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Antelope Township.

Antelope Township on the 1983 USGS map1983Sorum SE 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 Antelope Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Maltby TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWells TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDuell 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.