The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusLicking Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,723 (down from 7,899 at 2010) and it contained 3,784 housing units. The township was named after Lick Creek and a salt lick in the area. The first settlers in what became Blackford County arrived in the Lick Creek area in 1831.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 7,899 to 7,723 (-2%). Half of its homes were built before 1958.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Licking 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 Licking’s history is told.
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Licking, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Licking is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Licking has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hartford City Courthouse Square Historic District in Hartford City, 1.7 miles away.
Licking 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.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.