Most of Chubbuck was built recently: 0.6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: maps from 1937 on and the census since 1950.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Chubbuck is among the newest of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Chubbuck’s overall grade.
Idaho towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Idaho town has 8.4 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Chubbuck’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (14% of Idaho towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be D−. The pre-1940 share (±0.6 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: the first census (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 Chubbuck’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Chubbuck yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Chubbuck is a city in Bannock County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Pocatello metropolitan area. The population was 15,570 at the 2020 census. Chubbuck is located immediately north of Pocatello, Idaho, and has opposed several consolidation proposals since the 1960s.
Its first post office opened in 1950. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 13,922 to 15,570 (+12%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
The Chubbuck post office opened in 1950, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Chubbuck rank for history?
Chubbuck is among the newest 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 Chubbuck?
0.6% of Chubbuck’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 8.5% for an Idaho town; the median home was built in 1995.
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 (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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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