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History · Allison Township

Half of Allison Township’s homes were built after 1960

Most of Allison Township was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1960. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1921 on, and the census since 1980.

0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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What stands out about Allison Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19215 editions of the USGS map, 1921 to 1986. Watch Allison Township change.Old housesHalf of Allison Township’s homes were built before 1960.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Allison Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewAllison No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Coke O…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Allison Township on the map, 1921 to 1986

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

Allison Township on the 1921 USGS mapAllison Township on the 1944 USGS mapAllison Township on the 1965 USGS mapAllison Township on the 1973 USGS mapAllison Township on the 1986 USGS map1921Lock Haven 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 Allison Township.

The story so far

Allison Township, in brief

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

Allison Township is a township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 228 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 193 to 229 (+19%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Allison Township, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Allison No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Coke Ovens, South of mining complex, East side of Redstone CreekDate?Allison No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Coke Ovens, South of…
Today6 recent
Peddie Memorial Park looking south, Allison Twp., PA, Aug. 20242024Peddie Memorial Park looking south, Allison Twp., PA,…Peddie Memorial Park looking north, Allison Twp., PA, Aug. 20242024Peddie Memorial Park looking north, Allison Twp., PA,…PA 120 wb in Allison Twp., Aug. 20242024PA 120 wb in Allison Twp., Aug. 2024PA 120 wb entering Allison Twp., Aug. 20242024PA 120 wb entering Allison Twp., Aug. 2024Flemington First Church of Christ, Allison Twp., PA, Aug. 20242024Flemington First Church of Christ, Allison Twp., PA, …Entrance to Peddie Memorial Park, Allison Twp., PA, Aug. 20242024Entrance to Peddie Memorial Park, Allison Twp., PA, A…
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Allison No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Coke Ovens, South of mining complex, East side of Redstone Creek
Retake this viewAllison No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Coke Ovens, South of mining complex, East side of Redstone Creek

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Allison Township’s page.

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People over time

Allison Township, census by census

0100200198020002020Peak: 237

Between 191 and 237 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

FlemingtonIts storyBLock Haven2 historic placesA+Woodward Township1 historic placeABald Eagle Township1 historic placeB+

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6), the Library of Congress (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.