The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusGranite Township is a township in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 28.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 31 to 28 (-10%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Granite 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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Granite, decade by decade
Before
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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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2 historic places in Granite
2 places in Granite are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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In Kansasby listings · most towns there have none
2places listed2 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
0historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1990first listedJack Creek Kingpost · newest: Battle Creek King Post Truss Bridge, 2003
Where they are
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Structures
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.