Boardman Township dates to 1806, and 5 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 81% of U.S. towns · #301 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Most of Boardman Township was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1968. 5 places in town are on the National Register, among them two historic districts with 250 buildings between them. Below: maps from 1906 on and the census since 1850.
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1808.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Boardman Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Boardman Township is more historic than 81% of U.S. towns, #301 of 993 in Ohio. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Boardman Township’s overall grade.
Ohio towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Ohio town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Boardman Township’s 63.5 sits above most of its state (90% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 253 historic buildings outnumber those of 94% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. The pre-1940 share (±1.3 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1806.
Founding year: Wikipedia (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 Boardman Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Boardman was founded by Elijah Boardman, a land agent of the Connecticut Land Company and later U.S. Senator, in the late 1790s as township 1, range 2 within the Connecticut Western Reserve. The township was formally established in 1806, although the township government lists it as 1805 on its seal, documents, and signage. It is the only Boardman Township statewide.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Boardman Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1906Youngstown 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 Boardman Township.
People over time
Boardman Township, census by census
Between 817 and 42,518 people in every census since 1850.
18 censuses, 1850–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Boardman Township’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Boardman Township
Nobody well known was born in Boardman Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
In 1806, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Boardman Township’s post office opened in 1808, and the census of 1850 counted 1,026 people here.
How does Boardman Township rank for history?
Boardman Township is more historic than 81% of U.S. towns, #301 of 993 in Ohio. 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.
What is on the National Register in Boardman Township?
5 listings: 2 buildings, among them the St. James Episcopal Church (listed 1979, the first), 2 historic districts, the Forest Glen Estates Historic District and the Newport Village Allotment Historic District, with 250 contributing buildings, and 1 site. 253 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in Boardman Township?
7% of Boardman Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.3 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1968.
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 Wikidata (2), the National Register of Historic Places (5), 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.
