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History · Conde Township

Conde Township dates to 1886

Most of Conde Township was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2001. Below: 4 old photos and papers, maps from 1894 on, and the census since 1900.

1886founded
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7%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Conde Township began, and where its name came from

When was Conde Township founded?

1886

Conde Township dates its founding to 1886 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 195 in 19002020 census: 37140 years

How did Conde Township get its name?

Conde Township was named after the Princes of Condé of France.

Founding year: Wikipedia. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Conde 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 writtenOnly 4 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18943 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1985. Watch Conde Township change.Boom and bustPeaked at 592 in 1910; 142 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Conde Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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On the map

Conde Township on the map, 1894 to 1985

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

Conde Township on the 1894 USGS mapConde Township on the 1958 USGS mapConde Township on the 1985 USGS map1894Conde sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Conde Township.

People over time

Conde Township, census by census

01002003004005006001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 592

Peaked at 592 in 1910; 142 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

The story

How Conde Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Conde Township.

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Conde was platted in 1886. It was named after the Princes of Condé of France. A post office called Conde has been in operation since 1892.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Conde Township, 1886 to 1911

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1886
    FoundingConde Township is established
  3. 1894On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1910CensusPopulation peaks at 592
  6. 1911In the archiveConde High School
By decade

Conde Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s4 items
Conde High School1911Conde High SchoolConde High School1913Conde High SchoolConde High School1913Conde High SchoolHotel Gibbons1913Hotel Gibbons
1920s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

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Conde High School
Retake this viewConde High School, 1911

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Conde Township’s page.

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Oak Gulch TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBeotia Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townConde1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBates TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Conde Township’s history

What year was Conde Township founded?

In 1886, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1900 counted 195 people here.

Memory lane

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 the Library of Congress (4), 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.