More historic than 28% of U.S. towns · #144 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Most of Hockinson was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Below: maps from 1941 on and the census since 2000.
Founding year: the first Hockinson post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Hockinson’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Hockinson is more historic than 28% of U.S. towns, #144 of 285 in Washington. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Hockinson’s overall grade.
Few Washington towns list much on the Register (a typical Washington town has 0.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Hockinson’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (27% of Washington 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 C− to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±8.5 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (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 Hockinson’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hockinson yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Hockinson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,105 at the 2020 census. Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Hockinson ranks 86th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
Its first post office opened in 1884. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,771 to 6,105 (+28%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Hockinson, 1884 to 1989
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The Hockinson post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Hockinson rank for history?
Hockinson is more historic than 28% of U.S. towns, #144 of 285 in Washington. 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 Hockinson?
9% of Hockinson’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±8.5 points), against a typical 4.3% for a Washington town; the median home was built in 1994.
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 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.
