Springettsbury Township dates to 1737, and 3 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 91% of U.S. towns · #171 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Most of Springettsbury Township was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1969. 3 places in town are on the National Register, among them two historic districts with 367 buildings between them. Below: maps from 1908 on and the census since 1900.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1883.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Springettsbury Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Springettsbury Township is more historic than 91% of U.S. towns, #171 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 Springettsbury 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 Springettsbury Township’s 135 sits above most of its state (90% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 368 historic buildings outnumber those of 96% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1737.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. The pre-1940 share (±2.8 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 Springettsbury Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Springettsbury Township was incorporated on April 20, 1891, formed from the northeast part of Spring Garden Township, which itself had separated from Hellam Township in 1822. Within Springettsbury, Diamond Silk Mill, East York Historic District, Pleasureville Historic District, and Strickler Family Farmhouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Springettsbury Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1908York 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 Springettsbury Township.
People over time
Springettsbury Township, census by census
Grew from 1,783 people in 1900 to 27,058 in 2020, more than tenfold.
13 censuses, 1900–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Springettsbury Township’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
2 famous people were born in Springettsbury Township
Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
In 1737, according to Wikidata. Springettsbury Township’s post office opened in 1883, and the census of 1900 counted 1,783 people here.
How does Springettsbury Township rank for history?
Springettsbury Township is more historic than 91% of U.S. towns, #171 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 Springettsbury Township?
Three places: the Strickler Family Farmhouse (listed 1991), the East York Historic District (1999) and the Pleasureville Historic Historic (2000).
How old are the homes in Springettsbury Township?
10% of Springettsbury Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.8 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1969.
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 (3), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.
