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Half of Ivanhoe’s homes were built after 1983

More historic than 6% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of Ivanhoe was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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About Ivanhoe’s history

How historic is Ivanhoe?

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More historic than 6% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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What drives Ivanhoe’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Ivanhoe is more historic than 6% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Ivanhoe’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19400.0% of homes (±1.5) · typical TX town 1.6% · U.S. 8.4%D−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical TX town 0.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 6%
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Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Ivanhoe’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (34% of Texas 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 (±1.5 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 Ivanhoe’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 Ivanhoe are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ivanhoe’s history is told.

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The story so far

Ivanhoe, in brief

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

Ivanhoe is a city in Tyler County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,327 at the 2020 census. In an election held on November 3, 2009, residents voted to incorporate the community as a "Class C" municipality, with 160 votes to 53. In a concurrent election, Bill Preston was elected unopposed as mayor. A total of eight candidates ran for the two city commissioner positions. Cathy Bennett and Will Warren won those seats. The incorporation of Ivanhoe coincided with the incorporation of a neighboring community, Ivanhoe North. The creation of both cities was seen as the first step in a process to merge both communities into a single entity, making it the second-largest city in Tyler Count…

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 887 to 1,327 (+50%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Ivanhoe

Nobody well known was born in Ivanhoe itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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James E. GunnAmerican astronomer · b. 1938
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Annette Gordon-ReedAmerican historian · b. 1958
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Ivory Joe HunterAmerican rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, a… · b. 1911
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Bryan BronsonAmerican 400 m hurdler · b. 1972
Chad BeckBaseball player · b. 1985
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Lyda GreenAmerican politician · b. 1938

Questions about Ivanhoe’s history

How does Ivanhoe rank for history?

Ivanhoe is more historic than 6% of U.S. towns. 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 Ivanhoe?

0.0% of Ivanhoe’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.5 points), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 1983.

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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).