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18% of Greene Township’s homes were built before 1940

More historic than 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Below: maps from 1921 on and the census since 1980.

0on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
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About Greene Township’s history

How historic is Greene Township?

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More historic than 42% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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What drives Greene Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Greene Township is more historic than 42% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Greene Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 194018.1% of homes (±4.8) · 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 42%
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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 Greene 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.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.8 points).

Founding year: our sources. 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 Greene 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 Greene Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Greene Township, and 4 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 19214 editions of the USGS map, 1921 to 1973. Watch Greene Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Greene 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

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Sugar Valley
1829–1888
Carroll
1853–1918
Rosecrans
1863–1914
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
CarrollEastvilleRosecransSchracktown
Gone or out of use
East Point Fire TowertowerHoffey SchoolschoolRockey Schoolschool
7cemeteries and burying grounds inside Greene Township
Church of BrethrenGreen GroveMount PleasantMount UnionOld SchracktownPriceSaint Matthew Evangelical Lutheran

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

On the map

Greene Township on the map, 1921 to 1973

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

Greene Township on the 1921 USGS mapGreene Township on the 1944 USGS mapGreene Township on the 1965 USGS mapGreene Township on the 1973 USGS map1921Lock Haven 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 Greene Township.

The story so far

Greene Township, in brief

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

Greene Township is a township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,750 at the 2020 census, up from 1,695 in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,695 to 1,763 (+4%).

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

Timeline

Greene Township, 1829 to 1921

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1829Post officeThe Sugar Valley post office opens
  3. 1853Post officeThe Carroll post office opens
  4. 1863Post officeThe Rosecrans post office opens
  5. 1888Post officeThe Sugar Valley post office closes
  6. 20th century
  7. 1914Post officeThe Rosecrans post office closes
  8. 1918Post officeThe Carroll post office closes
  9. 1921On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Greene Township, decade by decade

Today16 recent
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People over time

Greene Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,800198020002020Peak: 1,750

Between 1,002 and 1,750 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Greene Township

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

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Alison BechdelAmerican cartoonist, author · b. 1960
John SloanAmerican painter · b. 1871
Christina HartActress, director, producer · b. 1949
Alexander McDonaldAmerican politician · b. 1832
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James GambleAmerican politician · b. 1809
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Mike HannaAmerican politician · b. 1953
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Logan Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrawford Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMiles Township3 historic placesA+Lamar TownshipIts storyCLewis TownshipIts storyB−Wayne TownshipIts storyB−

Questions about Greene Township’s history

How does Greene Township rank for history?

Greene Township is more historic than 42% 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 Greene Township?

18% of Greene Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.8 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1979.

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 (16), 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.