Britt’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Britt. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBritt Township is one of sixteen townships in Hancock County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,293.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,069 people in 2010, 2,044 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1959.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Britt yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Britt’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Britt’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBritt, IA, 1908: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Britt, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Britt, IA (1908) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.