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History · Daisytown

Daisytown dates to 1776, and 42% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1904 on and the census since 1900.

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42%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Daisytown began

When was Daisytown founded?

1776

Daisytown dates its founding to 1776 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 435 in 19002020 census: 298250 years
Founding year: Wikidata.

What stands out about Daisytown’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 Daisytown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19043 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1972. Watch Daisytown change.Old housesHalf of Daisytown’s homes were built before 1952.Deep rootsEstablished in 1776: 250 years of Daisytown.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Daisytown’s history is told.

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On the map

Daisytown on the map, 1904 to 1972

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

Daisytown on the 1904 USGS mapDaisytown on the 1964 USGS mapDaisytown on the 1972 USGS map1904Johnstown 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 Daisytown.

The story so far

Daisytown, in brief

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

Daisytown is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Daisytown had a population of 298.

Daisytown was established in 1776. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 326 to 298 (-9%).

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

Timeline

Daisytown, 1776 to 1934

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1776
    FoundingDaisytown is established
  3. 20th century
  4. 1904On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1934Born hereDon LeJohn is born here
By decade

Daisytown, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Daisytown Volunteer Fire Department2018Daisytown Volunteer Fire DepartmentDaisytown St. Gregory's Church2018Daisytown St. Gregory's Church
People over time

Daisytown, census by census

01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 442

Between 298 and 442 people in every census since 1900.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Conemaugh Township1 historic placeB+Johnstown11 historic placesA+Stonycreek TownshipIts storyC+

Questions about Daisytown’s history

What year was Daisytown founded?

In 1776, according to Wikidata. the census of 1900 counted 435 people here.

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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 (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.