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History · Canadohta Lake

Half of Canadohta Lake’s homes were built after 1965

Most of Canadohta Lake was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1965. Below: maps from 1929 on.

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What stands out about Canadohta Lake’s past

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The story so far

Canadohta Lake, in brief

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

Canadohta Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 503 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 516 to 503 (-3%).

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

By decade

Canadohta Lake, decade by decade

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On the map

Canadohta Lake on the map, 1929 to 1973

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

Canadohta Lake on the 1929 USGS mapCanadohta Lake on the 1932 USGS mapCanadohta Lake on the 1967 USGS mapCanadohta Lake on the 1973 USGS map1929Union City 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 Canadohta Lake.

Famous people

Famous people close to Canadohta Lake

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

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R. A. MihailoffAmerican actor · b. 1953
Strong VincentUnion Army general · b. 1837
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Karen SmyersTriathlete · b. 1961
Daisy BaconAmerican editor · b. 1898
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James Alexander RobertsonUnited States historian · b. 1873
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Lynn St. JohnAmerican football, basketball, and baseball coa… · b. 1876

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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 (2) 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.