Schofield Barracks dates to 1908, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 46% of U.S. towns · #9 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
Most of Schofield Barracks was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2001. 2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 276 buildings. Below: 5 old photos and papers from 1920 on.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Schofield Barracks is more historic than 46% of U.S. towns, #9 of 93 in Hawaii. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Schofield Barracks’ overall grade.
Few Hawaii towns list much on the Register (a typical Hawaii town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Schofield Barracks’ 170 sits above most of its state (99% of Hawaii towns have fewer) while its 277 historic buildings outnumber those of 95% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B+. The pre-1940 share (±1.6 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1908.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). 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 Schofield Barracks’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
The story so far
Schofield Barracks, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Schofield Barracks yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Schofield Barracks is a United States Army installation and census-designated place (CDP) located in Honolulu and in the Wahiawa District of the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. Schofield Barracks lies adjacent to the town of Wahiawā, separated from most of it by Lake Wilson (also known as Wahiawā Reservoir). Schofield Barracks is named after Lieutenant General John McAllister Schofield, who was the Commanding General of the United States Army from August 1888 to September 1895. He had been sent to Hawaiʻi in 1872 and had recommended the establishment of a naval base at Pearl Harbor. Schofield Barracks has an area of 17,725 acres (72 km2) on Central Oʻahu. The post was established in 1908…
Schofield Barracks was established in 1908. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 16,370 to 14,904 (-9%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Schofield Barracks, 1908 to 1932
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
In 1908, according to Wikidata. Schofield Barracks’ post office opened in 1910.
How does Schofield Barracks rank for history?
Schofield Barracks is more historic than 46% of U.S. towns, #9 of 93 in Hawaii. 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.
What is on the National Register in Schofield Barracks?
Two places: the Schofield Barracks Historic District (listed 1998) and the Schofield Barracks Stockade (1998).
How old are the homes in Schofield Barracks?
6% of Schofield Barracks’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.6 points), against a typical 1.7% for a Hawaii town; the median home was built in 2001.
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), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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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