Eastampton Township dates to 1880, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
More historic than 38% of U.S. towns · #359 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Most of Eastampton Township was built recently: 0.7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. 1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 26 buildings. Below: the census since 1880.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1866.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Eastampton Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Eastampton Township is more historic than 38% of U.S. towns, #359 of 468 in New Jersey. 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 Eastampton Township’s overall grade.
New Jersey towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New Jersey town has 3.7 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Eastampton Township’s 40.9 sits above most of its state (80% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 26 historic buildings outnumber those of 81% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1880.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B. The pre-1940 share (±1.0 points) is firm at this size.
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 Eastampton Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Eastampton Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 11, 1880, from portions of Westampton. Portions of both Lumberton and Southampton townships were annexed in 1882.}
Eastampton is the location of Smithville, an industrial community created by Hezekiah Bradley Smith for his machine company, which produced the American Star Bicycle. It is now a county park.
In 1880, according to Wikidata. Eastampton Township’s post office opened in 1866, and the census of 1880 counted 566 people here.
How does Eastampton Township rank for history?
Eastampton Township is more historic than 38% of U.S. towns, #359 of 468 in New Jersey. 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 Eastampton Township?
One place: the Smithville Historic District (listed 1977).
How old are the homes in Eastampton Township?
0.7% of Eastampton Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.0 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1993.
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 (1), Wikipedia, 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.
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