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History · Ravinia Township

Half of Ravinia Township’s homes were built after 1992

Most of Ravinia Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1970 on and the census since 1910.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Ravinia Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Ravinia Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 200 in 1950; 71 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ravinia Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Ravinia Township, census by census

0100200192019401960198020002020Peak: 200

Peaked at 200 in 1950; 71 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Ravinia Township’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Ravinia Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ravinia Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 373 to 350 (-6%).

Timeline

Ravinia Township, 1909 to 1970

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1909Post officeThe Richmond post office opens
  3. 1913Post officeThe Richmond post office closes
  4. 1950CensusPopulation peaks at 200
  5. 1970On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Ravinia Township, decade by decade

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On the map

Ravinia Township on the map, 1970 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ravinia Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Ravinia Township on the 1970 USGS mapRavinia Township on the 1985 USGS map1970Richmond SW sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ravinia Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Another post office, Richmond, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Bieglers First AdditionRichmond

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Lincoln TownshipIts storyCMercier TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPembrook Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCarlisle TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), 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.