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History · Blacklick Township

32% of Blacklick Township’s homes were built before 1940

More historic than 60% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Below: maps from 1902 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
32%homes built before 1940
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About Blacklick Township’s history

How historic is Blacklick Township?

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More historic than 60% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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History grade

What drives Blacklick Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Blacklick Township is more historic than 60% of U.S. towns. 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 Blacklick Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 194032.4% of homes (±13.4) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%ANational RegisterNo listings counted · typical PA town 2.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 60%
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Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Blacklick Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (25% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±13.4 points).

Founding year: our sources. 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 Blacklick Township’s past

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

Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Blacklick Township, and 14 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Blacklick Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19023 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1972. Watch Blacklick Township change.Old housesHalf of Blacklick Township’s homes were built before 1964.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Belsano
1851–today
Pindleton
1879–1908
Ivison
1887–1918
Expedit
1896–1929
Twin Rocks
1929–today
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Adams CrossingBelsanoBelsano CrossingCardiffCharlies GroveConcrete Bridge CrossingEdwards CrossingGriffithtownPindletonRed MillRegan JunctionSeldersvilleTwin RocksWhite Mill Crossing
Gone or out of use
Belsano Post Officepost office
8cemeteries and burying grounds inside Blacklick Township
Belsano Faith United MethodistBethel Baptist ChurchDunkardEdwards MemorialHoly Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox ChurchIvisonSaint MarysSaints Timothy and Mark

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Blacklick Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Blacklick Township on the map, 1902 to 1972

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

Blacklick Township on the 1902 USGS mapBlacklick Township on the 1961 USGS mapBlacklick Township on the 1972 USGS map1902Barnesboro 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 Blacklick Township.

The story so far

Blacklick Township, in brief

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

Blacklick Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,880 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,013 to 1,876 (-7%).

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

Timeline

Blacklick Township, 1851 to 1918

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1851Post officeThe Belsano post office opens
  3. 1879Post officeThe Pindleton post office opens
  4. 1887Post officeThe Ivison post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1908Post officeThe Pindleton post office closes
  8. 1918Post officeThe Ivison post office closes
By decade

Blacklick Township, decade by decade

Today19 recent
PA 271 northbound in Belsano2018PA 271 northbound in BelsanoRoute 422 spring 2016 - panoramio (8)2016Route 422 spring 2016 - panoramio (8)Route 422 spring 2016 - panoramio (13)2016Route 422 spring 2016 - panoramio (13)Early spring 2016 - panoramio (31)2016Early spring 2016 - panoramio (31)Early spring 2016 - panoramio (22)2016Early spring 2016 - panoramio (22)Early spring 2016 - panoramio (20)2016Early spring 2016 - panoramio (20)Early spring 2016 - panoramio (19)2016Early spring 2016 - panoramio (19)Early spring 2016 - panoramio (18)2016Early spring 2016 - panoramio (18)Early spring 2016 - panoramio (15)2016Early spring 2016 - panoramio (15)Early spring 2016 - panoramio (13)2016Early spring 2016 - panoramio (13)Early spring 2016 - panoramio (12)2016Early spring 2016 - panoramio (12)Twin rocks - panoramio (3)2015Twin rocks - panoramio (3)Rt 422 - panoramio (7)2015Rt 422 - panoramio (7)Rt 422 - panoramio (6)2015Rt 422 - panoramio (6)Rt 422 - panoramio (3)2015Rt 422 - panoramio (3)Rt 422 - panoramio (11)2015Rt 422 - panoramio (11)Route 422 - panoramio (47)2015Route 422 - panoramio (47)Route 422 - panoramio (46)2015Route 422 - panoramio (46)Blacklick TWP Cambria Co PA2007Blacklick TWP Cambria Co PA
People over time

Blacklick Township, census by census

05001,0001,5002,00020002020Peak: 2,200

Between 1,880 and 2,200 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Blacklick Township

Nobody well known was born in Blacklick Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Charles BronsonAmerican actor · b. 1921
Alvin EvansUnion Army soldier, politician and banker · b. 1845
Edgar M. CortrightSenior NASA official-administrator and engineer… · b. 1923
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James Russell LeechAmerican politician · b. 1888
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Fern MichaelsAmerican writer · b. 1933
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Harve TibbottAmerican politician · b. 1885
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Jackson TownshipIts storyCBarr TownshipIts storyB−Twin RocksIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townVintondaleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNanty-GloIts storyC+Cambria Township2 historic placesB+

Questions about Blacklick Township’s history

How does Blacklick Township rank for history?

Blacklick Township is more historic than 60% of U.S. towns. 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 Blacklick Township?

32% of Blacklick Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±13.4 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1964.

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Sources

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (19), 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.