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History · Woodlawn

36% of Woodlawn’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1898 on and the census since 1930.

0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Woodlawn’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Woodlawn are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18986 editions of the USGS map, 1898 to 1983. Watch Woodlawn change.Boom and bustPeaked at 525 in 1970; 212 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Woodlawn’s homes were built before 1957.
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On the map

Woodlawn on the map, 1898 to 1983

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

Woodlawn on the 1898 USGS mapWoodlawn on the 1914 USGS mapWoodlawn on the 1952 USGS mapWoodlawn on the 1961 USGS mapWoodlawn on the 1970 USGS mapWoodlawn on the 1983 USGS map1898East Cincinnati 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 Woodlawn.

People over time

Woodlawn, census by census

010020030040050019401960198020002020Peak: 525

Peaked at 525 in 1970; 212 people lived here in 2020.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

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

The story so far

Woodlawn, in brief

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

Woodlawn is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 212 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 229 to 212 (-7%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Woodlawn

Nobody well known was born in Woodlawn itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Steven SpielbergAmerican filmmaker · b. 1946
William Howard Taft27th President of the United States from 1909 t… · b. 1857
Doris DayAmerican actress and singer · b. 1922
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IShowSpeedAmerican influencer, musician and online stream… · b. 2005
Thomas KuhnAmerican historian, physicist and philosopher · b. 1922
Ted TurnerAmerican media mogul · b. 1938
Stories next door

History across the town line

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Newport19 historic placesA+Fort Thomas6 historic placesB+

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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 and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.