History · Brookside

Brookside’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Brookside. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Brookside Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,444 and it contained 1,570 housing units. The township's name changed from Crooked Creek Township on June 1, 1874.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 5,503 to 4,444 (-19%). Half of its homes were built before 1971.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Brookside 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.

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Brookside, decade by decade

Before
2000

No old photos in the archives yetWeddings 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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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

📜 Hoffman 📜 Wamac 📜 Central City 📜 Meridian

Brookside’s history ismostly unwritten