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History · Beavertown

Beavertown dates to 1810, and 35% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1943 on and the census since 1880.

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0on the National Register
35%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Beavertown began

When was Beavertown founded?

1810

Beavertown dates its founding to 1810 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 363 in 18802020 census: 1,004216 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1815.

What stands out about Beavertown’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 Beavertown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsEstablished in 1810: 216 years of Beavertown.Old housesHalf of Beavertown’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Beavertown’s history is told.

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Timeline

Beavertown, 1810 to 1943

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1810
    FoundingBeavertown is established
  3. 1815Post officeThe Beavertown post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1922Born hereReno Thomas is born here
  6. 1943On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
The story so far

Beavertown, in brief

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

Beavertown is a borough in Snyder County, located in Central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley, United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2020 census.

Beavertown was established in 1810. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 965 to 1,004 (+4%).

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

By decade

Beavertown, decade by decade

Today4 recent
US 522 nb in Beavertown, PA, June 20242024US 522 nb in Beavertown, PA, June 2024US 522 nb entering Beavertown, PA, June 20242024US 522 nb entering Beavertown, PA, June 2024USPO Beavertown PA 178132016USPO Beavertown PA 17813US Route 522 - Pennsylvania2008US Route 522 - Pennsylvania
On the map

Beavertown on the map, 1943 to 1973

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

Beavertown on the 1943 USGS mapBeavertown on the 1953 USGS mapBeavertown on the 1965 USGS mapBeavertown on the 1973 USGS map1943Mifflinburg 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 Beavertown.

People over time

Beavertown, census by census

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Grew from 363 people in 1880 to 1,005 in 2020.

12 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Questions about Beavertown’s history

What year was Beavertown founded?

In 1810, according to Wikidata. Beavertown’s post office opened in 1815, and the census of 1880 counted 363 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 (4), 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.