1 of North Londonderry Township’s places is on the National Register
More historic than 31% of U.S. towns · #940 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Its Register listing is the Bindnagles Evangelical Lutheran Church. Most of North Londonderry Township was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: maps from 1892 on and the census since 2000.
What drives North Londonderry Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, North Londonderry Township is more historic than 31% of U.S. towns, #940 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Its National Register listings hold 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 Londonderry 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 North Londonderry Township’s 1.1 sits near the middle of its state (54% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% 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 (±1.8 points) is firm at this size.
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 North Londonderry Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
North Londonderry Township on the map, 1892 to 1990
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of North Londonderry Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1892Hummelstown 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 Londonderry Township.
The story
How North Londonderry Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of North Londonderry Township.
Londonderry Township was originally part of Derry Township, Lancaster County. When Lebanon County was formed, the name was changed to Londonderry Township to distinguish it clearly from neighboring Derry Township in Dauphin County.
Londonderry Township was divided into North Londonderry Township and South Londonderry Township in 1894.
Bindnagle Evangelical Lutheran Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Questions about North Londonderry Township’s history
How does North Londonderry Township rank for history?
North Londonderry Township is more historic than 31% of U.S. towns, #940 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.
What is on the National Register in North Londonderry Township?
One place: the Bindnagles Evangelical Lutheran Church (listed 1975).
How old are the homes in North Londonderry Township?
3% of North Londonderry Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.8 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1980.
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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.
