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History · Wesley Hills

Wesley Hills dates to 1982, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

More historic than 17% of U.S. towns · #740 of 758 in New York. What drives it

Most of Wesley Hills was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1910 on and the census since 1990.

1982founded
1on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
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How Wesley Hills began

When was Wesley Hills founded?

1982

Wesley Hills dates its founding to 1982 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1990.

First census: 4,305 in 19902020 census: 6,11644 years

How historic is Wesley Hills?

C−

More historic than 17% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata.
History grade

What drives Wesley Hills’ History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Wesley Hills is more historic than 17% of U.S. towns, #740 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 Wesley Hills’ overall grade.
Founding era1982, from Wikidata: founded 1945 or later, an older era than 2% of U.S. townsD−Homes built before 19407.9% of homes (±4.3) · typical NY town 26.6% · U.S. 8.4%C+National Register1 listing, 1.6 per 10,000 residents · typical NY town 12.3 · U.S. 2.4C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 17%
NewerOlder
New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 2%

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 Wesley Hills’ 1.6 sits below most of its state (24% of New York towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1982.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.3 points).

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 Wesley Hills’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Wesley Hills are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19103 editions of the USGS map, 1910 to 1955. Watch Wesley Hills change.
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Start Wesley Hills’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wesley Hills’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Wesley Hills on the map, 1910 to 1955

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Wesley Hills. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Wesley Hills on the 1910 USGS mapWesley Hills on the 1931 USGS mapWesley Hills on the 1955 USGS map1910Ramapo 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 Wesley Hills.

The story so far

Wesley Hills, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wesley Hills yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Wesley Hills is a village in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Viola, east of Harriman State Park, south of Pomona, and west of New Hempstead. As of the 2020 census, Wesley Hills had a population of 6,116. Joseph Berger of The New York Times said in a 1997 article that Wesley Hills was one of several Ramapo villages formed by non-Jews and secular Jews "to preserve the sparse Better Homes and Garden [sic] ambiance that attracted them to Rockland County." Mayor Marshall Katz was appointed by the village board after Mayor David Goldsmith resigned in August 2014 citing "increased responsibilities at my day job and some health issues." After fin…

Wesley Hills was established in 1982. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,628 to 6,116 (+9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Wesley Hills, decade by decade

Today5 recent
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On the National Register

1 historic place in Wesley Hills

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Wesley Hills, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,5006,0006,50020002020Peak: 6,116

Between 4,305 and 6,116 people in every census since 1990.

4 censuses, 1990–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Wesley Hills’ Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

New Hempstead2 historic placesC−MontebelloIts storyDPomona4 historic placesC−ViolaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Wesley Hills’ history

What year was Wesley Hills founded?

In 1982, according to Wikidata. the census of 1990 counted 4,305 people here.

How does Wesley Hills rank for history?

Wesley Hills is more historic than 17% of U.S. towns, #740 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 Wesley Hills?

8% of Wesley Hills’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.3 points), against a typical 27% for a New York town; the median home was built in 1976.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

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 (5), Wikidata (1), 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.