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History · Fermanagh Township

Fermanagh Township dates to 1754, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 73% of U.S. towns · #438 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. What drives it

Below: maps from 1934 on and the census since 1850.

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0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Fermanagh Township began

When was Fermanagh Township founded?

1754

Fermanagh Township dates its founding to 1754 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1850.

First census: 887 in 18502020 census: 2,866272 years

How historic is Fermanagh Township?

B+

More historic than 73% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata.
History grade

What drives Fermanagh Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Fermanagh Township is more historic than 73% of U.S. towns, #438 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Fermanagh Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1754, from Wikidata: founded before 1776, an older era than 96% of U.S. townsA+Homes built before 194019.7% of homes (±7.2) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%B+National RegisterNo listings counted · typical PA town 2.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 73%
NewerOlder
Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,035)Ahead of 58%

Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Fermanagh Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (25% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1754.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±7.2 points).

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Fermanagh Township’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 Fermanagh Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages5 hamlets and corners are still on the map.Older than the countryEstablished in 1754, 22 years before the Declaration of Independence.
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Start Fermanagh Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fermanagh Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Arch RockCuba MillsJericho MillsLittle RoundtopMacedonia
Gone or out of use
Big Run Schoolschool
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Fermanagh Township
Pine Grove United MethodistRenno - SieberRothrock

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Fermanagh Township, in brief

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

Fermanagh Township is a township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,865 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 2,811 tabulated in 2010. The township was named after County Fermanagh in Ireland.

Fermanagh Township was established in 1754. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,811 in 2010, 2,866 in 2020.

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

By decade

Fermanagh Township, decade by decade

Today12 recent
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On the map

Fermanagh Township on the map, 1934 to 1969

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

Fermanagh Township on the 1934 USGS mapFermanagh Township on the 1959 USGS mapFermanagh Township on the 1969 USGS map1934Mifflintown 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 Fermanagh Township.

People over time

Fermanagh Township, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00018501900195020002,865

Grew from 887 people in 1850 to 2,865 in 2020, 3 times over.

18 censuses, 1850–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Fermanagh Township

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

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Trent HidlayAmerican wrestler · b. 1999
James KerrAmerican politician · b. 1851
Adam HarrisAmerican politician · b. 1975
Joseph M. BelfordAmerican politician · b. 1852
Ronald FoglemanRetired US Air Force general · b. 1942
Samuel B. GriffithRecipient of the Purple Heart medal · b. 1906
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Milford Township1 historic placeB+Decatur TownshipIts storyC+Derry Township3 historic placesA−Walker TownshipIts storyC+Fayette TownshipIts storyC+Granville Township1 historic placeB

Questions about Fermanagh Township’s history

What year was Fermanagh Township founded?

In 1754, according to Wikidata. the census of 1850 counted 887 people here.

How does Fermanagh Township rank for history?

Fermanagh Township is more historic than 73% of U.S. towns, #438 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Fermanagh Township?

20% of Fermanagh Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.2 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1975.

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (12), 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.