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History · Witten Township

Witten Township dates to 1909, and 32% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1982 on and the census since 1940.

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How Witten Township began

When was Witten Township founded?

1909

Witten Township dates its founding to 1909 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1940.

First census: 211 in 19402020 census: 19117 years
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What stands out about Witten 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 Witten Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Witten Township’s homes were built before 1946.
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The story

How Witten Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Witten Township.

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The city was founded on April 1, 1909, alongside the town-sites of McNeely and Wewela by the federal government.

The town was originally located in a different place from where it stands today, however, around 1929, the railroad track missed the town by 2 miles, prompting a relocation of the town. The new town was simply called New Witten.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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On the map

Witten Township on the map in 1982

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

Witten Township on the 1982 USGS map1982Witten sheet · 1:25,000

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

People over time

Witten Township, census by census

010020019401960198020002020Peak: 211

Between 51 and 211 people in every census since 1940.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Jordan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBanner TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLone Tree TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCurlew TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Witten Township’s history

What year was Witten Township founded?

In 1909, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1940 counted 211 people here.

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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 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.