On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Henderson Township is more historic than 62% of U.S. towns. 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 Henderson 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 Henderson 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 is a Census survey estimate (±7.6 points).
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 Henderson Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Henderson Township
DavisDesireParadise Community United Church of ChristParadise LutheranSaint Jacobs UnionSlimmer Family
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Henderson Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Henderson Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Henderson Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,941 at the 2020 census. It was named for Jefferson County Associate Judge Joseph Henderson.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,816 to 1,940 (+7%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Henderson Township, 1898 to 1944
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Henderson Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1944Du Bois 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 Henderson Township.
People over time
Henderson Township, census by census
Grew from 627 people in 1860 to 1,941 in 2020, 3 times over.
16 censuses, 1860–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Henderson Township’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Henderson Township
Nobody well known was born in Henderson Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Henderson Township is more historic than 62% of U.S. towns. 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 Henderson Township?
35% of Henderson Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.6 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1966.
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 (2), 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.
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