18% of West Rockhill Township’s homes were built before 1940
More historic than 90% of U.S. towns · #179 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
2 places in town are on the National Register, among them two historic districts with 66 buildings between them. Below: maps from 1888 on and the census since 1930.
What drives West Rockhill Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, West Rockhill Township is more historic than 90% of U.S. towns, #179 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All 2 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its National Register listings ranks highest and its share of homes from before 1940 lowest.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of West Rockhill 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 West Rockhill Township’s 121 sits above most of its state (89% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 66 historic buildings outnumber those of 87% 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 (±7.7 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 West Rockhill Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of West Rockhill Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1888Quakertown 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 West Rockhill Township.
The story so far
West Rockhill Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of West Rockhill Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
West Rockhill Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The original Rockhill Township was established in 1740 and was divided into East Rockhill and West Rockhill Townships in 1890. The population was 5,256 at the 2010 census. West Rockhill Township is part of Pennridge School District.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,256 to 5,439 (+3%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
West Rockhill Township, 1834 to 1954
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
West Rockhill Township is more historic than 90% of U.S. towns, #179 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 West Rockhill Township?
Two places: the Highland Park Camp Meeting (listed 2017) and the Ridge Valley Historic District (2025).
How old are the homes in West Rockhill Township?
18% of West Rockhill Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.7 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1980.
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), 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.
