More historic than 8% of U.S. towns · #750 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Most of Manorhaven was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1967. Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1897 on, and the census since 1940.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Manorhaven is more historic than 8% of U.S. towns, #750 of 758 in New York. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Manorhaven’s overall grade.
New York towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New York town has 12.3 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Manorhaven’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (10% of New York towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1930.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±2.9 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikipedia (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 Manorhaven’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Manorhaven was incorporated as a village in 1930, after news was spread that Port Washington was planning on incorporating itself as a city. The majority of residents in what would ultimately become the Village of Manorhaven wished to retain home rule, leading to a push to incorporate and a referendum on the matter being held that year. This referendum was held that September 11, with residents voting 34-to-0 in favor of incorporation, and subsequently, on October 1, 1930, Manorhaven was officially established as an incorporated village, with the signing of its certificate of incorporation; its population, at the time, was 376. Later that month, residents elected Charles Wesley Copp as the Village's first Mayor.
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 1930, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1940 counted 484 people here.
How does Manorhaven rank for history?
Manorhaven is more historic than 8% of U.S. towns, #750 of 758 in New York. 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 Manorhaven?
4% of Manorhaven’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.9 points), against a typical 27% for a New York town; the median home was built in 1967.
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), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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