Southampton Township dates to 1845, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 80% of U.S. towns · #118 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Most of Southampton Township was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. 2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 160 buildings. Below: 3 old photos and papers, maps from 1888 on, and the census since 1850.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Southampton Township is more historic than 80% of U.S. towns, #118 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 Southampton 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 Southampton Township’s 156 sits above most of its state (89% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 162 historic buildings outnumber those of 92% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1845.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. The pre-1940 share (±1.8 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 Southampton Township’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 Southampton Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Southampton Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 10,317, a decrease of 147 (−1.4%) from the 10,464 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 76 (+0.7%) from the 10,388 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. What is now Southampton was originally incorporated as Coaxen Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1845, from portions of Northampton Township (now known as Mount Holly). The name lasted for about three weeks when it was renamed Southampton Township o…
Southampton Township was established in 1845. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 10,464 in 2010, 10,317 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Southampton Township, 1753 to 2010
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.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Southampton Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1888Pemberton sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Southampton Township.
Then & now
Stand where they stood
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.
Retake this viewAmbleside A Corner at Lowood (NBY 440230), 1903
Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Southampton Township’s page.
In 1845, according to Wikidata. Southampton Township’s post office opened in 1824, and the census of 1850 counted 3,545 people here.
How does Southampton Township rank for history?
Southampton Township is more historic than 80% of U.S. towns, #118 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 Southampton Township?
Two places: the Bishop-Irick Farmstead (listed 1992) and the Vincentown Historic District (1988).
How old are the homes in Southampton Township?
8% of Southampton Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.8 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1976.
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 (11), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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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