The York Township post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, York (1887), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 1,532139 years
How historic is York Township?
C+
More historic than 40% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first York Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives York Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, York Township is more historic than 40% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
C+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of York 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 York 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 any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±10.5 points). 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 York 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 York Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
York Township is one of thirteen townships in Noble County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,532 (down from 1,605 at 2010) and it contained 642 housing units.
Its first post office opened in 1887. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,605 to 1,532 (-5%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
York Township, 1887 to 1956
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of York Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1956Albion 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 York Township.
Famous people
Famous people close to York Township
Nobody well known was born in York Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The York Township post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does York Township rank for history?
York Township is more historic than 40% of U.S. towns. 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 York Township?
21% of York Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±10.5 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1976.
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, 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.
