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PART II. <br />SURVEY AND ANALYSIS <br />General background information contributes to the thorough <br />knowledge and understanding of the Community which is important <br />in any attempt to plan for the future. An inventory and analysis <br />of the past, existing, and potential future development trends <br />is essential to the formulation of reasonable and logical <br />community plans. The start of sound planning is a good knowledge <br />of existing conditions and the forces which are affecting change <br />and development in the Community. <br />The scope of this planning report is limited to subject matter <br />and detail necessary for the development of a general, long- <br />range comprehensive pian for the Village. An attempt has been <br />made to include material and detail sufficient to help answer <br />the question, "What kind of community do we want? Every <br />effort has been made to exclude that which would be of only <br />limited value in helping to answer this question and developing <br />a plan based upon the answer. <br />Each person in Hugo has an investment in the future. This <br />investment includes homes, property, and time and effort towards <br />providing suitable living conditions. The current planning <br />program is designed to help protect this investment and to guide <br />future development along lines that will help assure a sound <br />living environment. <br />A. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND <br />Hugo has a long history, going back to 1847 when the former, <br />Oneka Township was surveyed. Oneka Township was not <br />officially organized until 1870. The first township <br />officials were: <br />Jeremiah Crysler <br />O.L. Kinyon <br />B.F. Judkins <br />George Walker <br />George Kannady <br />- Chairman <br />- Supervisor <br />- Sypervisor <br />- Clerk & Treasurer <br />- Assessor <br />The first true settlement developed around the Centerville <br />railroad station in Section 20 and was incorporated as the <br />Village of Hugo in 1906. The population had grown from a <br />small nucleus in 1906 to over 750 when it merged with <br />Oneka Township in 1971. (The old township correspondingly <br />grew to a population of over 1900 persons at the time of <br />the merger.) <br />3 <br />