Green was first counted by the census in 1990, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 20% of U.S. towns · #915 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Most of Green was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. 2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 5 buildings. Below: maps from 1901 on and the census since 1990.
Green first appears in the census in 1990. Four smaller post offices, Inland (1838), Summit (1850) and Myersville (1882), opened inside today’s city and later closed.
First census: 3,553 in 19902020 census: 27,47536 years
How historic is Green?
C−
More historic than 20% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Green is more historic than 20% of U.S. towns, #915 of 993 in Ohio. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Green’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 Green’s 2.2 sits near the middle of its state (53% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 6 historic buildings outnumber those of 72% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. The pre-1940 share (±1.0 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: the first census (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 Green’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
Four other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Inland
1838–1922
Summit
1850–1903
Myersville
1882–1909
Comet
1883–1903
Greensburg
1922–today
18301930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Aldawood HillsAnn Marie EstatesArcadian HeightsArlington KnollsAvon Mobile Home ParkBeechtree EstatesBingo EstatesBrookwood EstatesCamelot HillsCharleston PlaceChenoweth EstatesCometComet Trailer ParkDeer Pines EstatesDeer Valley EstatesEast LibertyEllis EstatesEstates At Meadow WoodFinley HomesitesForest Lake EstatesForestwoodFox Ridge EstatesFox Run MeadowsGreen Highlands
Gone or out of use
Comet Post Officepost officeMyersville Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Green
East LibertyGreensburg
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
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Green Township was first created in 1809 as part of Stark County. Green Township became part of Summit County after that county's establishment in 1840. Green had several unincorporated hamlets, most notably Greensburg. By 1900, five unincorporated settlements were in Green Township, surrounded by farmlands with valuable crops and areas of coal. The local economy transitioned from farming to business and manufacturing. By 1950, farmers began to sell their lands to developers for residential housing. The increased development in the community led to discussions about becoming a city. Voters approved the merger of the village with the rest of the township in 1991. In the beginning of 1991, Green Township was incorporated as the Village of Green. The village was declared a city in 1992, with the first city mayor being John Torok.
The Green post office opened in 1990, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1991.
How does Green rank for history?
Green is more historic than 20% of U.S. towns, #915 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 Green?
Two places: the East Liberty School, District No. 11 (listed 2017) and the Levi J. Hartong House and Farm (2007).
How old are the homes in Green?
3% of Green’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.0 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1983.
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 Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, 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.
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