Monroe Township dates to 1825, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 66% of U.S. towns · #466 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Most of Monroe Township was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. 2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 3 buildings. Below: maps from 1931 on.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Monroe Township is more historic than 66% of U.S. towns, #466 of 993 in Ohio. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Monroe 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 Monroe Township’s 6.5 sits above most of its state (68% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 5 historic buildings outnumber those of 70% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1825.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. The pre-1940 share (±2.8 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 Monroe Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Beech Grove SchoolschoolChurch of GodchurchClermontville Post Officepost officeFairoaks SchoolschoolFairview SchoolschoolFranklin SchoolschoolHulington Post Officepost officeJackson SchoolschoolLafayette SchoolschoolLaurel Post Officepost officeMoore SchoolschoolMount Holly Post Officepost officeNicholsville Post Officepost office
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Monroe Township
Franklin ChapelLaurelMonroeMount Zion ChapelNicholsvillePoint Pleasant
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Monroe Township’s history is told.
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Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Monroe Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Monroe Township, founded June 9, 1825, is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,531 at the 2020 census. The birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant is located in Point Pleasant, an unincorporated community in the southern part of the township.
Monroe Township was established in 1825. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 7,828 to 7,531 (-4%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Monroe Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1931Felicity 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 Monroe Township.
On the National Register
2 historic places in Monroe Township
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
In 1825, according to Wikidata. Monroe Township’s post office opened in 1811.
How does Monroe Township rank for history?
Monroe Township is more historic than 66% of U.S. towns, #466 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 Monroe Township?
Two places: the U.S. Grant Birthplace and Grant Commemorative Sites Historic District (listed 1998) and the Aaron Fagin House (2006).
How old are the homes in Monroe Township?
6% of Monroe Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.8 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1991.
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 (6), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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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