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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Fox Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 442 and it contained 197 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 512 to 442 (-14%). Half of its homes were built before 1956.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fox 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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Fox, 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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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Fox is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fox has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Embarras River Bridge in Wade, 7.2 miles away.

Fox and the nearest listed places

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Embarras River BridgeOlney Carnegie LibraryAmbrose Hopkinson HouseElliott Street Historic DistrictLarchmoundDr. Arthur W. Allen Home

Closest to Fox

Embarras River BridgeWade · Structure7.2miOlney Carnegie LibraryOlney · Built 190411.8miAmbrose Hopkinson HouseOlney · Building11.9miElliott Street Historic DistrictOlney · District12miLarchmoundOlney · Building12.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Embarras River Bridge’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Ste. Marie📜 Smallwood📜 Ste. Marie📜 Preston
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