Half of Springfield Township’s homes were built after 1985
More historic than 15% of U.S. towns · #941 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Most of Springfield Township was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1900 on and old-book passages.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Springfield Township is more historic than 15% of U.S. towns, #941 of 993 in Ohio. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Springfield 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 Springfield Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (23% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±1.2 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. 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 Springfield 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 Springfield Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1900Toledo 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 Springfield Township.
Places that used to be
Old corners and burying grounds
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
CrisseyHaven ParkSandburr CornersSouth Hill ParkSpring Valley
1cemetery inside Springfield Township
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Springfield Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Springfield Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Springfield Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 26,957, making it the third most populous part of Lucas County, behind Toledo and Sylvania Township.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 26,193 to 26,957 (+3%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Springfield Township in 1888
Passages that mention Springfield Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of the city of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio ..1888 · page 877Read the page →
Read the text
February 6, 1838, the County apjirojirialed $140 to rebuild the bridge across Swan (Jreek, near Jacob Gnag}''s in Springfield Township, which had been swept away by the freshet. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, 1836—1887.
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Springfield Township is more historic than 15% of U.S. towns, #941 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 Springfield Township?
4% of Springfield Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.2 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1985.
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, 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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