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History · Pine Township

Pine Township dates to 1796

More historic than 39% of U.S. towns · #872 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. What drives it

Most of Pine Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2002. Below: maps from 1906 on and the census since 1850.

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0on the National Register
5%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Pine Township began

When was Pine Township founded?

1796

Pine Township dates its founding to 1796 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1850.

First census: 2,209 in 18502020 census: 14,691230 years

How historic is Pine Township?

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More historic than 39% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1828.
History grade

What drives Pine Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Pine Township is more historic than 39% of U.S. towns, #872 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Pine Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1796, from Wikidata: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 19404.5% of homes (±3.2) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%CNational 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 39%
NewerOlder
Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,035)Ahead of 16%

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 Pine 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 1796.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.2 points).

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 Pine Township’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 Pine Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost two-thirds of its people between 1850 and 1900, then grew more than tenfold.On the map since 19064 editions of the USGS map, 1906 to 1979. Watch Pine Township change.Deep rootsEstablished in 1796: 230 years of Pine Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pine 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.
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People over time

Pine Township, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,00018501900195020002,209 in 1850Low: 658

Lost two-thirds of its people between 1850 and 1900, then grew more than tenfold.

18 censuses, 1850–2020.

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

On the map

Pine Township on the map, 1906 to 1979

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

Pine Township on the 1906 USGS mapPine Township on the 1953 USGS mapPine Township on the 1969 USGS mapPine Township on the 1979 USGS map1906Sewickley 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 Pine Township.

The story so far

Pine Township, in brief

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

Pine Township is a township that is located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,691 at the time of the 2020 census.

Pine Township was established in 1796. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 11,497 to 14,691 (+28%).

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

Timeline

Pine Township, 1796 to 2020

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1796
    FoundingPine Township is established
  3. 19th century
  4. 1828Post officeThe Wexford post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1906On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 21st century
  8. 2020CensusPopulation peaks at 14,691
By decade

Pine Township, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Pine Richland highschool front2019Pine Richland highschool frontChapel Drive fire station in Wexford2015Chapel Drive fire station in WexfordWexfordfront2010WexfordfrontMap of Allegheny County PA Highlighting2007Map of Allegheny County PA HighlightingMap
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Wexford
7cemeteries and burying grounds inside Pine Township
Cross RoadsMcMarlinMount PleasantPridgeonSaint Alphonsus ChurchSalem United Methodist ChurchWest Union

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Richland TownshipIts storyCMcCandless TownshipIts storyC−Marshall TownshipIts storyC−

Questions about Pine Township’s history

What year was Pine Township founded?

In 1796, according to Wikidata. Pine Township’s post office opened in 1828, and the census of 1850 counted 2,209 people here.

How does Pine Township rank for history?

Pine Township is more historic than 39% of U.S. towns, #872 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 Pine Township?

5% of Pine Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.2 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 2002.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (4), 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.