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History · Hayti

1 of Hayti’s places is on the National Register

Most of Hayti was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994.

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What stands out about Hayti’s 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 Hayti are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Hayti, in brief

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

Hayti is a census designated place and unincorporated community situated in Valley Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The CDP was first designated as such in 2020. As of 2020, it has a population of 2,890. Hayti has an estimated elevation of 502 feet (153 m) above sea level.

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

By decade

Hayti, decade by decade

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Hayti

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

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Hayti

Nobody well known was born in Hayti itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Miles TellerAmerican actor · b. 1987
Richard HamiltonAmerican basketball player · b. 1978
Johnny WeirAmerican figure skater and television commentat… · b. 1984
Zack SteffenAmerican soccer player · b. 1995
Charles MooreAmerican athlete · b. 1929
Cierra RungeAmerican swimmer · b. 1996
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Valley Township3 historic placesA−Coatesville9 historic placesA+

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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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.