Most of Beechwood Village was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1956. Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 1960.
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.
History grade
What drives Beechwood Village’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Beechwood Village is more historic than 7% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Beechwood Village’s overall grade.
Kentucky towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Kentucky town has 29.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Beechwood Village’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (12% of Kentucky 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 D. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.6 points). Two sources give 1950.
Founding year: Wikidata (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 Beechwood Village’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Beechwood Village. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1905Prospect sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Beechwood Village.
The story so far
Beechwood Village, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Beechwood Village yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Beechwood Village is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1950. The population was 1,280 as of the 2020 census, down from 1,324 at the 2010 census
Beechwood Village was established in 1950. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,324 to 1,280 (-3%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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In 1950, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1960 counted 1,903 people here.
How does Beechwood Village rank for history?
Beechwood Village is more historic than 7% 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 Beechwood Village?
4% of Beechwood Village’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.6 points), against a typical 5.9% for a Kentucky town; the median home was built in 1956.
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) 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.
