On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Flemington is more historic than 64% of U.S. towns. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Flemington’s overall grade.
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 Flemington’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.
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 (±5.8 points). Two sources give 1838.
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 Flemington’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Flemington yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Flemington is a borough in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Flemington had a population of 1,271. In 1770, Squire John Flemming, who later was a Revolutionary War soldier, purchased about 1650 acres situated between Bald Eagle Creek and the West branch of the Susquehanna River encompassing much of present-day Lock Haven and Flemington (named after the family). The Flemings built a large house on the bank of the river close to the southern abutment of a nearby dam and it could be seen from the highway between Flemington and Lock Haven. The Flemings were descended from the Earl of Wigtown of Scotland, and had their own coat of arms. They were among the first…
Flemington was established in 1838. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,330 to 1,271 (-4%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Flemington in 1892
Passages that mention Flemington, cut from the printed page as they were published.
in the building line he ever undertook. Among the many large bridges built by him are: the one across Codorus creek, at York, Pa.; the one across the Susquehanna, at Renovo, which was carried away by the flood of 1889 ; the Bald Eagle bridge, at Flemington, and the one at the west end of Great Island, known as one of the Great Island bridges. Mr. Paup has served two terms as county auditor, and s-everal terms as school director. He has also served several terms as assessor for the First ward o Look Haven. He has always been an ardent Democrat and
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Historical and biographical work1892 · page 107Read the page →
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the narrow confines of a borough could no longer contain the people. An Act of Assembly was passed and approved March 28th, 1870, making Lock Haven a city. At that time the borough of Flemington was included in the city proper, but July 15th, 1878, by an order of the Court, Flemington was detached from Lock Haven and put back into Allison township, but as yet it has not been recreated into a borough, although an effort is being made in that direc-
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
In 1838, according to Wikidata. Flemington’s post office opened in 1853, and the census of 1890 counted 912 people here.
How does Flemington rank for history?
Flemington is more historic than 64% of U.S. towns. 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 Flemington?
23% of Flemington’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.8 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1958.
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 (4), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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