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History · Ardoch Township

Ardoch Township dates to 1881

Most of Ardoch Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1972 on and the census since 1890.

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How Ardoch Township began

When was Ardoch Township founded?

1881

Ardoch Township dates its founding to 1881 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1890.

First census: 214 in 18902020 census: 62145 years
Founding year: Wikidata.The full story ↓

What stands out about Ardoch Township’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 Ardoch Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 298 in 1900; 31 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ardoch Township’s history is told.

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People over time

Ardoch Township, census by census

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Peaked at 298 in 1900; 31 people lived here in 2020.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

The story

How Ardoch Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Ardoch Township.

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Ardoch, named for the community of Ardoch, Ontario, was founded in 1881.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Ardoch Township, 1881 to 1972

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1881
    FoundingArdoch Township is established
  3. 20th century
  4. 1900CensusPopulation peaks at 298
  5. 1972On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Ardoch Township, decade by decade

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On the map

Ardoch Township on the map, 1972 to 1985

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

Ardoch Township on the 1972 USGS mapArdoch Township on the 1985 USGS map1972Ardoch 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 Ardoch Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Harriston TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWalshville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMinto1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townForest River TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLevant TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Ardoch Township’s history

What year was Ardoch Township founded?

In 1881, according to Wikidata. the census of 1890 counted 214 people here.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, 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.