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Lake’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Lake Township is a township in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 170.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 158 to 170 (+8%). Half of its homes were built before 1980.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lake 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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Lake, decade by decade

Before
2000
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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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Lake is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lake has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is US Post Office-Halstead in Halstead, 8.2 miles away.

Lake and the nearest listed places

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US Post Office-HalsteadHalstead Santa Fe DepotBernhard Warkentin HomesteadBergtholdt HouseSedgwick Downtown Historic DistrictWall-Ratzlaff House

Closest to Lake

US Post Office-HalsteadHalstead · Building8.2miHalstead Santa Fe DepotHalstead · Built 19178.4miBernhard Warkentin HomesteadHalstead · Built 18748.6miBergtholdt HouseHalstead · Building8.6miSedgwick Downtown Historic DistrictSedgwick · District12.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. US Post Office-Halstead’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Burrton📜 Mount Hope📜 Greeley📜 Lakin
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