The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusLynn Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 763 and it contained 311 housing units. Lynn changed its name originally from Linn Grove Township to Lynnville Township on April 13, 1857, and then again from Lynnville to Lynn on an unknown date.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 745 to 763 (+2%). Half of its homes were built before 1960.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lynn 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lynn’s history is told.
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Lynn, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Lynn is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lynn has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is West Water Tower and Ground Storage Tank in Orion, 4.5 miles away.
Lynn and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.