The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSpringfield Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,770 (down from 4,045 at 2010) and it contained 1,574 housing units. Springfield Township was established in 1835.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 4,045 to 3,770 (-7%). Half of its homes were built before 1973.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Springfield 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 Springfield’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Springfield’s history is told.
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Springfield, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Springfield is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Springfield has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Tryon Farm in Michigan City, 4.2 miles away.
Springfield and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
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.