The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusArlington Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,958. Arlington Township was established in 1842.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,073 to 1,958 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1973.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Arlington 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.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Arlington’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Arlington’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewVan Buren County Michigan 1906 Ar…, 1906: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Arlington
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Arlington, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Arlington is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Arlington has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bangor Elevator in Bangor, 3.8 miles away.
Arlington and the nearest listed places
Closest to Arlington
Bangor ElevatorBangor · Timber-Frame Grain Elevator · Built 18733.8mi
Marshall's StoreLawrence · Italianate · Built 18745mi
Paw Paw City HallPaw Paw · Greek Revival9.3mi
Van Buren County Courthouse ComplexPaw Paw · Building9.4mi
North Watervliet Road-Paw Paw Lake Outlet BridgeWatervliet · Built 191612miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Van Buren County Michigan 1906 Arlington Township (1906) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories 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.