History · Richardson

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The story so far

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Richardson Township is one of seventeen townships in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 433 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 437. The Village of Dwight lies within the Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 424 to 409 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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2000
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Richardson

1 place in Richardson is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Nebraskaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
0historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1992first listedUpper Oak Creek Descent Ruts of the Woodbury Cutoff, Ox Bow Trail of the California Road

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
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

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