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History · East Vandergrift

East Vandergrift dates to 1891, and 65% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1907 on and the census since 1910.

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65%homes built before 1940
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How East Vandergrift began

When was East Vandergrift founded?

1891

East Vandergrift dates its founding to 1891 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 1,852 in 19102020 census: 602135 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1902.

What stands out about East Vandergrift’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 East Vandergrift are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of East Vandergrift’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 2,441 in 1930; 602 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19075 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1993. Watch East Vandergrift change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how East Vandergrift’s history is told.

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The story so far

East Vandergrift, in brief

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

East Vandergrift is a borough in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 601 at the 2020 census.

East Vandergrift was established in 1891. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 674 to 602 (-11%).

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

People over time

East Vandergrift, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,500192019401960198020002020Peak: 2,441

Peaked at 2,441 in 1930; 602 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Timeline

East Vandergrift, 1891 to 1930

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1891
    FoundingEast Vandergrift is established
  3. 20th century
  4. 1902Post officeThe East Vardergrift post office opens
  5. 1907On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1930Born hereAdam Maida is born here
  7. 1930CensusPopulation peaks at 2,441
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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

East Vandergrift on the map, 1907 to 1993

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

East Vandergrift on the 1907 USGS mapEast Vandergrift on the 1953 USGS mapEast Vandergrift on the 1969 USGS mapEast Vandergrift on the 1979 USGS mapEast Vandergrift on the 1993 USGS map1907Freeport 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 East Vandergrift.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Vandergrift2 historic placesAAllegheny TownshipIts storyC−North ApolloIts storyC+OklahomaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about East Vandergrift’s history

What year was East Vandergrift founded?

In 1891, according to Wikidata. East Vandergrift’s post office opened in 1902, and the census of 1910 counted 1,852 people here.

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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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.