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History · Onycha

Onycha was first counted by the census in 1970

Most of Onycha was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Below: maps from 1971 on and the census since 1970.

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How Onycha began

When was Onycha founded?

1970

Onycha first appears in the census in 1970.

First census: 118 in 19702020 census: 16756 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Onycha’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Onycha are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Onycha, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Onycha yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Onycha is a town in Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 167.

Its first post office opened in 1970. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 184 to 167 (-9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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On the map

Onycha on the map, 1971 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Onycha. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Onycha on the 1971 USGS mapOnycha on the 1986 USGS map1971Onycha sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Onycha.

People over time

Onycha, census by census

0100200198020002020Peak: 208

Between 118 and 208 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Onycha’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Onycha’s history

What year was Onycha founded?

The Onycha post office opened in 1970, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.