More historic than 3% of U.S. towns · #591 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Most of Wolfforth was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2006. Below: maps from 1957 on and the census since 1960.
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1924.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Wolfforth’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Wolfforth is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #591 of 642 in Texas. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Wolfforth’s 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 Wolfforth’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (34% of Texas towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±0.9 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1916.
Founding year: Wikipedia (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 Wolfforth’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wolfforth was established in 1916 and developed as a railroad town when the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway built through the area.
The Wolffarth brothers, George ("Tildy") and Eastin, had settled in the area. George was a rancher, and Eastin was a Lubbock County sheriff circa 1900. The city is named for George (1866–1950) and his wife, (née Charlotte Lottie Alma Hunt, 1879–1952).
In 1916, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Wolfforth’s post office opened in 1924, and the census of 1960 counted 597 people here.
How does Wolfforth rank for history?
Wolfforth is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #591 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.
How old are the homes in Wolfforth?
0.0% of Wolfforth’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 2006.
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 Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, 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.
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