Half of Coolbaugh Township’s homes were built after 1987
More historic than 16% of U.S. towns · #1,020 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Most of Coolbaugh Township was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1919 on and the census since 2000.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Coolbaugh Township is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #1,020 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Coolbaugh Township’s overall grade.
Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,035)#1,020 of 1,035
Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Coolbaugh Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (25% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±1.8 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. 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 Coolbaugh Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Coolbaugh Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1919Pocono 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 Coolbaugh Township.
The story so far
Coolbaugh Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Coolbaugh Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Coolbaugh Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 20,805 at the 2020 census. Tobyhanna State Park is in Coolbaugh Township. Tobyhanna, an unincorporated community, is also located in Coolbaugh Township rather than Tobyhanna Township.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 20,564 in 2010, 20,805 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Coolbaugh Township, 1830 to 1967
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Coolbaugh Township is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #1,020 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. 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 Coolbaugh Township?
4% of Coolbaugh Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.8 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1987.
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 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.
