More historic than 12% of U.S. towns · #1,028 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Most of Kennedy Township was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1969. Below: 5 old photos and papers, maps from 1904 on, and the census since 1970.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Kennedy Township is more historic than 12% of U.S. towns, #1,028 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. 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 Kennedy Township’s overall grade.
Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,035)#1,028 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 Kennedy 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 1903.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. The pre-1940 share (±2.6 points) is firm at this size.
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 Kennedy 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 Kennedy Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1904Carnegie 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 Kennedy Township.
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Start Kennedy Township’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kennedy Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Kennedy Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Kennedy Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located 10 miles west of Pittsburgh and 12 miles east of Pittsburgh International Airport. The population was 8,701 at the 2020 United States Census.
Kennedy Township was established in 1903. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 7,672 to 8,701 (+13%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Kennedy Township, 1891 to 1969
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
In 1903, according to Wikidata. Kennedy Township’s post office opened in 1891, and the census of 1970 counted 6,589 people here.
How does Kennedy Township rank for history?
Kennedy Township is more historic than 12% of U.S. towns, #1,028 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 Kennedy Township?
6% of Kennedy Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.6 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1969.
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 (8), 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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