On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Sandy Township is more historic than 93% of U.S. towns, #95 of 993 in Ohio. All 3 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its share of homes from before 1940 ranks highest and its age lowest.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Sandy 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 Sandy Township’s 25.2 sits above most of its state (83% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 9 historic buildings outnumber those of 75% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1809.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.7 points).
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 Sandy Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sandy Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1912Dover 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 Sandy Township.
The story so far
Sandy Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sandy Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Sandy Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,561 people in the township, 1,899 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Sandy Township was established in 1809. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 3,675 to 3,561 (-3%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Sandy Township in 1881
Passages that mention Sandy Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio1881 · page 226Read the page →
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Pittsburgh Railroad touches a corner of two townships in Stark County, passing through Minerva, in Paris Township, and Waynesburg, in Sandy Township. It, however, has but a limited space in the railroad history of the county. It was built a good man}- years ago.
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History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio1881 · page 476Read the page →
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The first saw-mill in the township was built by Robert McCall, father of Thomas McCall, Esq., late of Sandy Township, but now of Canton, about the year 1815, near the present residence of JlcClure Boyd. Esq. The first gristmill was built by William Hardesty, where Malvern now stands, in 181G. Mr. Hardesty took his surplus stock of mill products to
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
In 1809, according to Wikidata. Sandy Township’s post office opened in 1824, and the census of 1820 counted 509 people here.
How does Sandy Township rank for history?
Sandy Township is more historic than 93% of U.S. towns, #95 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.
How old are the homes in Sandy Township?
34% of Sandy Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.7 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1954.
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), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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