More historic than 15% of U.S. towns · #576 of 847 in California. What drives it
Most of Ivanhoe was built recently: 0.8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1926 on and the census since 1950.
The Ivanhoe post office opened in 1895, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Klink (1910), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
First census: 1,172 in 19502020 census: 4,468131 years
How historic is Ivanhoe?
C−
More historic than 15% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Ivanhoe post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Ivanhoe’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Ivanhoe is more historic than 15% of U.S. towns, #576 of 847 in California. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Ivanhoe’s overall grade.
Few California towns list much on the Register (a typical California town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Ivanhoe’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (31% of California towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. The pre-1940 share (±1.2 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Ivanhoe’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ivanhoe yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Ivanhoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 4,468 at the 2020 census, down from 4,495 at the 2010 census.
Its first post office opened in 1895. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 4,495 in 2010, 4,468 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Ivanhoe, 1895 to 1926
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Ivanhoe’s post office has been open since 1895. Another post office, Klink, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Ivanhoe
1895–today
Klink
1910–1924
18901960today
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Ivanhoe’s history
What year was Ivanhoe founded?
The Ivanhoe post office opened in 1895, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Ivanhoe rank for history?
Ivanhoe is more historic than 15% of U.S. towns, #576 of 847 in California. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Ivanhoe?
0.8% of Ivanhoe’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.2 points), against a typical 3.4% for a California town; the median home was built in 1982.
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).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.
