1 of Pocono Township’s places is on the National Register
More historic than 68% of U.S. towns · #506 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Most of Pocono Township was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Below: maps from 1919 on and the census since 2000.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Pocono Township is more historic than 68% of U.S. towns, #506 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 Pocono 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 Pocono Township’s 69.1 sits above most of its state (87% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 75 historic buildings outnumber those of 88% 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 (±3.1 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 Pocono Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Pocono is a Native American name purported to mean "a stream between two mountains".
Pocono Township was created as a separate township by a decree of the courts of Northampton County, Pennsylvania in November 1816. It is bounded on the north by Tunkhannock and Tobyhanna townships, east by Stroud Township, Coolbaugh and Paradise townships and west by Jackson Township. It took its name from the mountains which extend across it. Pocono Township comprises 35 square miles (91 km2).
In 1830 the population was 564; in 1840 the population was 973; in 1980 the population was 5,772; in 1990 the population was 7,550.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pocono Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1919Pocono 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 Pocono Township.
People over time
Pocono Township, census by census
Between 9,607 and 11,065 people in every census since 2000.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Pocono Township’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Pocono Township
Nobody well known was born in Pocono Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Pocono Township is more historic than 68% of U.S. towns, #506 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 Pocono Township?
One place: the Pocono Manor Historic District (listed 1997).
How old are the homes in Pocono Township?
6% of Pocono Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.1 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1984.
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), 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.
