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History · Clearfield Township

67% of Clearfield Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1961 on and the census since 1900.

0on the National Register
67%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Clearfield Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Clearfield Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 195 in 1930; 44 people lived here in 2010.
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People over time

Clearfield Township, census by census

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Peaked at 195 in 1930; 44 people lived here in 2010.

12 censuses, 1900–2010.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Clearfield Township’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Clearfield Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Clearfield Township.

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The exact date that Clearfield Township was incorporated is unknown. Pleasant View Township was designated by Congress on February 9, 1888. The township board met on February 23, 1893, and discussed the possibility of dividing Pleasant View into two Townships – Clearfield and Kingsley. There is no record of any action being taken. However, on July 9, 1894, it seemed to have been separated and Clearfield Township was in existence.

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On the map

Clearfield Township on the map, 1961 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Clearfield Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Clearfield Township on the 1961 USGS mapClearfield Township on the 1985 USGS map1961Sutton NE sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Clearfield Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Kingsley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCooperstown Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHelena TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAddie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, 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.