The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSumpter Township is one of eight townships in Cumberland County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,051 and it contained 880 housing units.
Sumpter was established in 1860. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,980 to 2,051 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1967.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sumpter 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.
Start Sumpter’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sumpter’s history is told.
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Sumpter, decade by decade
2000
1 historic place in Sumpter
Sumpter has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 157 historic buildings, because Lumpkin Heights and Elm Ridge Subdivision Historic District alone counts 157.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.