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History · Conneaut Lakeshore

14% of Conneaut Lakeshore’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1959 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Conneaut Lakeshore’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 Conneaut Lakeshore are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Conneaut Lakeshore’s history is told.

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The story so far

Conneaut Lakeshore, in brief

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

Conneaut Lakeshore is a census-designated place (CDP) in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,307 at the 2020 census, down from 2,395 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,395 to 2,307 (-4%).

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

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Conneaut Lakeshore on the map, 1959 to 1990

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

Conneaut Lakeshore on the 1959 USGS mapConneaut Lakeshore on the 1970 USGS mapConneaut Lakeshore on the 1990 USGS map1959Conneaut Lake sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Conneaut Lakeshore.

People over time

Conneaut Lakeshore, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,50020002020Peak: 2,502

Between 2,307 and 2,502 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Conneaut Lakeshore

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

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Sharon StoneAmerican actress · b. 1958
Maxwell AndersonAmerican playwright and writer · b. 1888
Charles Homer HaskinsAmerican historian · b. 1870
Frank E. WoodsAmerican screenwriter · b. 1860
Frederic C. HoweAmerican social reformer, author, lawyer · b. 1867
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Thomas A. OsbornAmerican politician · b. 1836
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Conneaut LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.