On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Rayburn Township is more historic than 54% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Rayburn 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 Rayburn 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.
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 (±7.6 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 Rayburn Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Rayburn Township
County HomeKittanningPine Creek Baptist ChurchSaint JosephSaint Marys
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
On the map
Rayburn Township on the map, 1901 to 1993
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Rayburn Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1901Rural Valley 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 Rayburn Township.
The story so far
Rayburn Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Rayburn Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Rayburn Township is a township that is located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,766 at the time of the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 1,907 that was tabulated in 2010.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,907 to 1,775 (-7%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Rayburn Township, 1879 to 1938
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Rayburn Township is more historic than 54% of U.S. towns. 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 Rayburn Township?
26% of Rayburn Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.6 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1957.
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, 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.
