1 of Castle Hills’ places is on the National Register
More historic than 39% of U.S. towns · #186 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Its Register listing is the Wedgwood, The. Most of Castle Hills was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1965. Below: maps from 1953 on and the census since 1960.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Castle Hills is more historic than 39% of U.S. towns, #186 of 642 in Texas. 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 Castle Hills’ overall grade.
Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Castle Hills’ 2.5 sits above most of its state (77% of Texas towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% 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 (±2.9 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 Castle Hills’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Peaked at 5,311 in 1970; 3,978 people lived here in 2020.
7 censuses, 1960–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Castle Hills’ Wikipedia page.
The story so far
Castle Hills, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Castle Hills yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Castle Hills is an enclave city located in northern Bexar County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 3,978. It is surrounded by the city of San Antonio.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 4,116 to 3,978 (-3%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Castle Hills is more historic than 39% of U.S. towns, #186 of 642 in Texas. 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 Castle Hills?
One place: the Wedgwood, The (listed 2017).
How old are the homes in Castle Hills?
3% of Castle Hills’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.9 points), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 1965.
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 Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.
