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History · Cecil-Bishop

13% of Cecil-Bishop’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1904 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Cecil-Bishop’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Cecil-Bishop are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19044 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1979. Watch Cecil-Bishop change.
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On the map

Cecil-Bishop on the map, 1904 to 1979

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

Cecil-Bishop on the 1904 USGS mapCecil-Bishop on the 1953 USGS mapCecil-Bishop on the 1960 USGS mapCecil-Bishop on the 1979 USGS map1904Carnegie 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 Cecil-Bishop.

The story so far

Cecil-Bishop, in brief

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

Cecil-Bishop is a census-designated place in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,730 at the 2020 census. The census-designated place encompasses the unincorporated communities of Cecil and Bishop along Pennsylvania Route 50. Cecil-Bishop is located in the geographic center of Cecil Township. Much of the farmland in the area has been developed into planned neighborhoods since the 1990s due to the development of the Southpointe business park as well as Cecil Township's growth as a suburb of Pittsburgh.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,476 to 2,730 (+10%).

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

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People over time

Cecil-Bishop, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00020002020Peak: 2,730

Between 2,476 and 2,730 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Cecil-Bishop

Nobody well known was born in Cecil-Bishop itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Perry ComoAmerican singer, actor, television personality · b. 1912
Bobby VintonAmerican singer · b. 1935
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Jay LivingstonAmerican composer and singer · b. 1915
Marty SchottenheimerAmerican football player and coach · b. 1943
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Burke JonesAmerican soccer player · b. 1903
Lindsay ElstonAmerican soccer player · b. 1991
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.