Huber Heights dates to 1980, and 4 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 17% of U.S. towns · #932 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Most of Huber Heights was built recently: 0.9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1904 on and the census since 1970.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1849.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Huber Heights’ History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Huber Heights is more historic than 17% of U.S. towns, #932 of 993 in Ohio. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Huber Heights’ 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 Huber Heights’ 2.5 sits near the middle of its state (55% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 11 historic buildings outnumber those of 76% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1980.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C. The pre-1940 share (±0.6 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikidata (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 Huber Heights’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Huber Heights' origins trace back to the now-defunct Wayne Township, which was settled in the early to mid-1800s. Wayne Township was incorporated as the City of Huber Heights on January 23, 1981. The city is named for Charles Huber, the developer who constructed a number of the houses that later constituted the city. Suburban development began in the area in 1956. Huber Heights continued to grow by annexing parcels in Miami County.
The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Huber Heights.
1904Dayton 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 Huber Heights.
People over time
Huber Heights, census by census
Grew from 18,943 people in 1970 to 43,439 in 2020.
6 censuses, 1970–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Huber Heights’ Wikipedia page.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
In 1980, according to Wikidata. Huber Heights’ post office opened in 1849, and the census of 1970 counted 18,943 people here.
How does Huber Heights rank for history?
Huber Heights is more historic than 17% of U.S. towns, #932 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 Huber Heights?
4 listings: 3 buildings, among them the Ausenbaugh-McElhenny House (listed 1975, the first), and 1 site. 11 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in Huber Heights?
0.9% of Huber Heights’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1976.
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 (5), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (4), 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.
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