Half of Sycamore Township’s homes were built after 1967
More historic than 15% of U.S. towns · #942 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Most of Sycamore Township was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1967. Below: maps from 1898 on and the census since 1820.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Sycamore Township is more historic than 15% of U.S. towns, #942 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 Sycamore 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 Sycamore 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 (±2.1 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 Sycamore 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 Sycamore Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1898East Cincinnati 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 Sycamore Township.
The story so far
Sycamore Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sycamore Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Sycamore Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 19,563 as of the 2020 census. Sycamore Township lies approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of Cincinnati, and is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 19,200 in 2010, 19,563 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Sycamore Township, 1858 to 1960
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Sycamore Township is more historic than 15% of U.S. towns, #942 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 Sycamore Township?
4% of Sycamore Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.1 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1967.
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 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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