Half of White River Township’s homes were built after 1995
More historic than 11% of U.S. towns · #580 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Most of White River Township was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: 3 old photos and papers and maps from 1952 on.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, White River Township is more historic than 11% of U.S. towns, #580 of 593 in Indiana. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of White River Township’s overall grade.
Indiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Indiana town has 7.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so White River Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (22% of Indiana towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±1.4 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. 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 White River Township’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 White River Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
White River Township is one of nine townships in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,100 and it contained 16,122 housing units.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 42,100 to 52,365 (+24%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
White River Township, 1870 to 1952
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of White River Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1952Bargersville 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 White River Township.
Then & now
Stand where they stood
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.
Retake this viewThe White River, Riverside Park, Indianapolis, Ind, 1900
Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on White River Township’s page.
White River Township is more historic than 11% of U.S. towns, #580 of 593 in Indiana. 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 White River Township?
2% of White River Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.4 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1995.
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 the Library of Congress (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.
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