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History · Runge

Runge’s post office opened in 1887, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Runge began

When was Runge founded?

1887

The Runge post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 892139 years
Founding year: the first Runge post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Runge’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 Runge are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Runge’s history is told.

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The story so far

Runge, in brief

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

Its first post office opened in 1887. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,031 to 892 (-13%).

Timeline

Runge, 1887 to 1969

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1887Post officeThe Runge post office opens
  3. 1898Born hereClaude Davenport is born here
  4. 20th century
  5. 1931Born hereJohn Yanta is born here
  6. 1969Born hereMike Gisler is born here
By decade

Runge, decade by decade

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Runge Bank (1 of 1)2018Runge Bank (1 of 1)Runge Water Tower 60872017Runge Water Tower 6087TXMap-doton-Runge2004TXMap-doton-Runge
Famous people

3 famous people were born in Runge

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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John YantaAmerican Roman Catholic bishop · b. 1931
Claude DavenportAmerican baseball player · b. 1898
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Mike GislerAmerican football player · b. 1969

Questions about Runge’s history

What year was Runge founded?

The Runge post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.