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History · Ardoch

Ardoch dates to 1881, and 23% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1926 on and the census since 1890.

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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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How Ardoch began

When was Ardoch founded?

1881

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

First census: 214 in 18902020 census: 31145 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1882.The full story ↓

What stands out about Ardoch’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 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’s history is told.

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People over time

Ardoch, 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’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Ardoch came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Ardoch.

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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, 1881 to 1975

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1881
    FoundingArdoch is established
  3. 1882Post officeThe Ardoch post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1900CensusPopulation peaks at 298
  6. 1926On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1975Post officeThe Ardoch post office closes
By decade

Ardoch, decade by decade

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On the map

Ardoch on the map, 1926 to 1985

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

Ardoch on the 1926 USGS mapArdoch on the 1972 USGS mapArdoch on the 1985 USGS map1926Ardoch 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 Ardoch.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Ardoch had its own post office from 1882 to 1975.

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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Ardoch’s history

What year was Ardoch founded?

In 1881, according to Wikidata. Ardoch’s post office opened in 1882, and the census of 1890 counted 214 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 (13), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.