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History · Harwick

Harwick’s post office opened in 1912, and 26% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Harwick began

When was Harwick founded?

1912

The Harwick post office opened in 1912, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 850114 years
Founding year: the first Harwick post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Harwick’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 Harwick are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Harwick’s homes were built before 1963.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Harwick’s history is told.

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The story so far

Harwick, in brief

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

Harwick is a census-designated place (CDP) in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is located within Springdale Township. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 850.

Its first post office opened in 1912. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 899 to 850 (-5%).

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

By decade

Harwick, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Police car, Springdale Township, Pennsylvania2015Police car, Springdale Township, PennsylvaniaMunicipal Building, Springdale Township, Pennsylvania2015Municipal Building, Springdale Township, PennsylvaniaJacoby Road, Springdale Township, Pennsylvania2015Jacoby Road, Springdale Township, Pennsylvania
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Springdale TownshipIts storyBHarmar TownshipIts storyCFrazer TownshipIts storyC

Questions about Harwick’s history

What year was Harwick founded?

The Harwick post office opened in 1912, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (3) and Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.