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Quick answers
How Findlay Township began
When was Findlay Township founded?
1820
Findlay Township dates its founding to 1820 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1970.
First census: 4,602 in 19702020 census: 6,372206 years
How historic is Findlay Township?
B−
More historic than 53% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Findlay Township is more historic than 53% of U.S. towns, #704 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
B−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Findlay Township’s overall grade.
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 Findlay 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.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1820.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.9 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 Findlay Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Findlay Township
Clinton United Presbyterian ChurchHopewell - Hebron Cemetery - EastSaint ColumbkilleValley
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
On the map
Findlay Township on the map, 1904 to 1990
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Findlay Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1904Burgettstown 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 Findlay Township.
The story so far
Findlay Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Findlay Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Findlay Township is a township located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb of Pittsburgh and located in the West Hills suburbs. The population was 6,373 at the 2020 census. The township is the home of Pittsburgh International Airport, which it shares with neighboring Moon Township to the east.
Findlay Township was established in 1820. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,060 to 6,372 (+26%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Findlay Township, 1820 to 1904
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
In 1820, according to Wikidata. Findlay Township’s post office opened in 1828, and the census of 1970 counted 4,602 people here.
How does Findlay Township rank for history?
Findlay Township is more historic than 53% of U.S. towns, #704 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 Findlay Township?
13% of Findlay Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.9 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1984.
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.
