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History · Allenport

25% of Allenport’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1922 on.

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25%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Allenport’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Allenport are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Allenport’s homes were built before 1963.
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The story so far

Allenport, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Allenport yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Allenport is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies southeast of Mount Union on the Juniata River in Shirley Township. The population was 648 as of the 2010 census. Allenport is the location of the Riverview Business Center, home of manufacturing facilities for Bonney Forge, FCI (formerly Berg), and Containment Solutions (formerly Fluid Containment).

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 648 to 572 (-12%).

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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On the map

Allenport on the map, 1922 to 1944

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

Allenport on the 1922 USGS mapAllenport on the 1944 USGS map1922Mt Union 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 Allenport.

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History across the town line

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Shirley Township3 historic placesA−Mount Union2 historic placesA+Wayne TownshipIts storyC+

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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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.