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History · North Fayette Township

North Fayette Township dates to 1846

More historic than 36% of U.S. towns · #900 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. What drives it

Most of North Fayette Township was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Below: maps from 1904 on and the census since 1970.

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Quick answers

How North Fayette Township began

When was North Fayette Township founded?

1846

North Fayette Township dates its founding to 1846 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1970.

First census: 5,626 in 19702020 census: 16,167180 years

How historic is North Fayette Township?

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More historic than 36% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1823.
History grade

What drives North Fayette Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, North Fayette Township is more historic than 36% of U.S. towns, #900 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of North Fayette Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1846, from Wikidata: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 19403.1% of homes (±1.6) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%C−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical PA town 2.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 36%
NewerOlder
Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,035)Ahead of 13%

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 North Fayette 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 1846.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. The pre-1940 share (±1.6 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 North Fayette Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages8 post offices opened and closed inside today’s North Fayette Township, and 8 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of North Fayette Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19045 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1990. Watch North Fayette Township change.Deep rootsEstablished in 1846: 180 years of North Fayette Township.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Eight other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Noblestown
1823–1964
North Star
1844–1900
Beech Cliff
1877–1903
Imperial
1880–today
McMinn
1881–1909
Cliff Mine
1886–1920
Enslow
1892–1903
Tyre
1900–1961
Enlow
1909–1918
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BeechcliffChampionEnlowFayettevilleImperialNoblestownSantiagoSturgeon
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside North Fayette Township
Noblestown PresbyterianRobbSaint Patrick's

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Fayette Township’s history is told.

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On the map

North Fayette Township on the map, 1904 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of North Fayette Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

North Fayette Township on the 1904 USGS mapNorth Fayette Township on the 1953 USGS mapNorth Fayette Township on the 1960 USGS mapNorth Fayette Township on the 1979 USGS mapNorth Fayette Township on the 1990 USGS map1904Carnegie 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 North Fayette Township.

The story so far

North Fayette Township, in brief

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

The Township of North Fayette is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township is a suburb of Pittsburgh. The population was 16,166 at the 2020 census.

North Fayette Township was established in 1846. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 13,934 to 16,167 (+16%).

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

Timeline

North Fayette Township, 1823 to 1964

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1823Post officeThe Noblestown post office opens
  3. 1844Post officeThe North Star post office opens
  4. 1846
    FoundingNorth Fayette Township is established
  5. 1877Post officeThe Beech Cliff post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1900Post officeThe North Star post office closes
  8. 1903Post officeThe Beech Cliff post office closes
  9. 1904On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  10. 1964Post officeThe Noblestown post office closes
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

North Fayette Township, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,0001980200013,934

Grew from 5,626 people in 1970 to 13,934 in 2010.

5 censuses, 1970–2010.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on North Fayette Township’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to North Fayette Township

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

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Cameron JohnsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1996
Bill HinzmanAmerican actor · b. 1936
Mike DitkaAmerican football player, coach, and television… · b. 1939
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Jay LivingstonAmerican composer and singer · b. 1915
John CalipariAmerican basketball coach · b. 1959
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Burke JonesAmerican soccer player · b. 1903
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Findlay TownshipIts storyB−South Fayette Township2 historic placesB+Robinson TownshipIts storyC+Moon Township1 historic placeB+OakdaleIts storyB−Collier Township2 historic placesB−McDonaldIts storyBNoblestownIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEnlowIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSturgeonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about North Fayette Township’s history

What year was North Fayette Township founded?

In 1846, according to Wikidata. North Fayette Township’s post office opened in 1823, and the census of 1970 counted 5,626 people here.

How does North Fayette Township rank for history?

North Fayette Township is more historic than 36% of U.S. towns, #900 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 North Fayette Township?

3% of North Fayette Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.6 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1994.

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Sources

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).

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.