2 of Uwchlan Township’s places are on the National Register
More historic than 58% of U.S. towns · #620 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Most of Uwchlan Township was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1906 on and the census since 1930.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Uwchlan Township is more historic than 58% of U.S. towns, #620 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 Uwchlan 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 Uwchlan Township’s 20.6 sits above most of its state (82% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 40 historic buildings outnumber those of 83% 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 Uwchlan Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
On the map
Uwchlan Township on the map, 1906 to 1999
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Uwchlan Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1906Phoenixville 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 Uwchlan Township.
Most of the settlers emigrated from Wales. One of them, David Lloyd, who was a friend of William Penn's, sold large and small lots from the thousands that he owned. Because the land was hilly, the Welshmen call the area Uwchlan (in Welsh pronounced Iwchlan, with the 'ch' sound being the sound made when clearing one's throat) or "Youchland," meaning Upland.
The Lionville Historic District and Uwchlan Meetinghouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Uwchlan Township is more historic than 58% of U.S. towns, #620 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 Uwchlan Township?
Two places: the Uwchlan Meetinghouse (listed 1973) and the Lionville Historic District (1980).
How old are the homes in Uwchlan Township?
4% of Uwchlan 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 1987.
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 (2), 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.
