The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusDarien ( or ) is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,573 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Darien.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,580 people in 2010, 1,573 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1976.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Darien 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 Darien’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Darien’s history is told.
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Darien, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Darien is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Darien has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Downtown Darien Historic District in Darien, 1 miles away.
Darien and the nearest listed places
Closest to Darien
Delavan's Vitrified Brick StreetDelavan · Built 19134.1mi
Stowell, Israel, Temperance HouseDelavan · Greek Revival · Built 18404.1miDelavan Water Tower Park Historic DistrictDelavan · District4.1miDelavan Downtown Commercial Historic DistrictDelavan · District4.2miHow 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 (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.