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History · Brice

39% of Brice’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1925 on and the census since 1970.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about Brice’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 Brice are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Brice’s homes were built before 1942.On the map since 19257 editions of the USGS map, 1925 to 1994. Watch Brice change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brice’s history is told.

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The story so far

Brice, in brief

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

Brice is a village in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, on the southeast side of the Columbus metropolitan area. The population was 93 at the 2020 census. The village has been deemed a speed trap by state officials.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 114 to 93 (-18%).

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

On the map

Brice on the map, 1925 to 1994

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

Brice on the 1925 USGS mapBrice on the 1943 USGS mapBrice on the 1955 USGS mapBrice on the 1964 USGS mapBrice on the 1973 USGS mapBrice on the 1985 USGS mapBrice on the 1994 USGS map1925East Columbus 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 Brice.

By decade

Brice, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Map of Franklin County Ohio Highlighting Brice Village2015Map of Franklin County Ohio Highlighting Brice VillageMapVil Off Brice O2008Vil Off Brice OOHMap-doton-Brice2004OHMap-doton-Brice
People over time

Brice, census by census

0100200198020002020Peak: 228

Between 70 and 228 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Brice

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

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Simone BilesAmerican artistic gymnast · b. 1997
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Josh RadnorAmerican actor, director, producer, and screenw… · b. 1974
R. L. StineAmerican novelist · b. 1943
Warner BaxterAmerican actor · b. 1889
Lois McMaster BujoldAmerican novelist · b. 1949
Jack NicklausAmerican golfer · b. 1940
Stories next door

History across the town line

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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 (3), 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.