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History · Dudley

Dudley dates to 1859, and 45% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1930 on and the census since 1880.

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45%homes built before 1940
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How Dudley began

When was Dudley founded?

1859

Dudley dates its founding to 1859 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 203 in 18802020 census: 184167 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1862.

What stands out about Dudley’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 Dudley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 494 in 1930; 184 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Dudley’s homes were built before 1944.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dudley’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Dudley, census by census

010020030040050018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 494

Peaked at 494 in 1930; 184 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

The story so far

Dudley, in brief

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

Dudley is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 185 at the 2020 census.

Dudley was established in 1859. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 184 in 2010, 184 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Dudley, 1859 to 1930

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1859
    FoundingDudley is established
  3. 1862Post officeThe Dudley post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1930On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1930CensusPopulation peaks at 494
By decade

Dudley, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Dudley Methodist church2015Dudley Methodist church
On the map

Dudley on the map, 1930 to 1994

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

Dudley on the 1930 USGS mapDudley on the 1968 USGS mapDudley on the 1973 USGS mapDudley on the 1981 USGS mapDudley on the 1994 USGS map1930Broad Top 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 Dudley.

Questions about Dudley’s history

What year was Dudley founded?

In 1859, according to Wikidata. Dudley’s post office opened in 1862, and the census of 1880 counted 203 people here.

Memory lane

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 (1), 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.