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History · Goodrich

Goodrich dates to 1901, and 26% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Clark House. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1954 on, and the census since 1910.

1901founded
1on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
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Quick answers

How Goodrich began

When was Goodrich founded?

1901

Goodrich dates its founding to 1901 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 410 in 19102020 census: 106125 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1902.

What stands out about Goodrich’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 476 in 1920; 106 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Goodrich’s homes were built before 1958.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Goodrich’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewDaniel Winter House: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
People over time

Goodrich, census by census

0100200300400500192019401960198020002020Peak: 476

Peaked at 476 in 1920; 106 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

The story so far

Goodrich, in brief

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

Goodrich is a city in Sheridan County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 106 at the 2020 census. Goodrich was founded in 1901.

Goodrich was established in 1901. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 98 to 106 (+8%).

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

Timeline

Goodrich, 1901 to 1954

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1901
    FoundingGoodrich is established
  3. 1902Post officeThe Goodrich post office opens
  4. 1917Born hereWilson Davis is born here
  5. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 476
  6. 1954On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Goodrich, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Daniel Winter HouseDate?Daniel Winter House
On the map

Goodrich on the map, 1954 to 1979

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

Goodrich on the 1954 USGS mapGoodrich on the 1979 USGS map1954McClusky sheet · 1:250,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Goodrich.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Daniel Winter House
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On the National Register

1 historic place in Goodrich

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
2013
Clark House
Clark House
Buildings
All 1 listings
Clark HouseBuilding · listed 2013

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Questions about Goodrich’s history

What year was Goodrich founded?

In 1901, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Goodrich’s post office opened in 1902, and the census of 1910 counted 410 people here.

What is on the National Register in Goodrich?

One place: the Clark House (listed 2013).

Memory lane

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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 the Library of Congress (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.