The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPlain Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 12,761.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 9,829 to 12,761 (+30%). Half of its homes were built before 2003.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Plain yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Plain’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Plain’s history is told.
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CommonsStrait House — Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio2018
CommonsLorenzo Taylor House — Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio2018
CommonsLevi Dague House — Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio2018
CommonsLevi Dague House — Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio2018
CommonsLevi Dague House — Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio2018
CommonsGeorge Triplett House — Plain Township, Franklin County, Oh…2018
CommonsArchibald Smith House — Plain Township, Franklin County, Oh…2018
CommonsArchibald Smith House — Plain Township, Franklin County, Oh…2018
CommonsArchibald Smith House — Plain Township, Franklin County, Oh…2018
CommonsPlain Township Townhall 12017
CommonsSchott Road farmstead and sprawl2016
MapMap of Franklin County Ohio Highlighting Plain Township2015Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.