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Homewood dates to 1859, and 58% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on and the census since 1880.

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How Homewood began

When was Homewood founded?

1859

Homewood dates its founding to 1859 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 267 in 18802020 census: 104167 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1862.

What stands out about Homewood’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Homewood are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Homewood’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19025 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1990. Watch Homewood change.Boom and bustPeaked at 357 in 1940; 104 people lived here in 2020.
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The story so far

Homewood, in brief

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

Homewood is a borough that is located in northern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 104 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

Homewood was established in 1859. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 109 to 104 (-5%).

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

On the map

Homewood on the map, 1902 to 1990

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

Homewood on the 1902 USGS mapHomewood on the 1957 USGS mapHomewood on the 1969 USGS mapHomewood on the 1979 USGS mapHomewood on the 1990 USGS map1902New Castle 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 Homewood.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Homewood in 1888

Passages that mention Homewood, cut from the printed page as they were published.

The congregation, as near as I can ascertain, was organized about the year 1827 by the Presbytery of Mouongahela, in connection with the Associate Ueformed Presbyterian church. The congregation worshiped at first in a tent, situated about one and a half miles west of the present town of Homewood. A…
History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania1888 · page 588Read the page →
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The congregation, as near as I can ascertain, was organized about the year 1827 by the Presbytery of Mouongahela, in connection with the Associate Ueformed Presbyterian church. The congregation worshiped at first in a tent, situated about one and a half miles west of the present town of Homewood. A short time afterward a frame church was built about a mile still farther west, in which the congregation worshiped till the spring of 1868, when it entered its new house built the previous year in the town of New Galilee. The cost of the new building when completed and furnished was about $8,000, and compares favorably with modern church buildings. They gave the

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The congregation, as near as I can ascertain, was organized about the year 1827 by the Presbytery of Monongahela, in connection with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church. The congregation worshiped at first in a tent, situated about one and a half miles west of the present town of Homewood. A…
History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania1888 · page 590Read the page →
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The congregation, as near as I can ascertain, was organized about the year 1827 by the Presbytery of Monongahela, in connection with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church. The congregation worshiped at first in a tent, situated about one and a half miles west of the present town of Homewood. A short time afterward a frame church was built about a mile still farther west, in which the congregation worshiped till the spring of 1868, when it entered its new house built the previous year in the town of New Galilee. The cost of the new building when completed and furnished was about $8,000, and compares favorably with modern church buildings. They gave the

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Its worship at first was conducted in a tent which was pitched about one a half miles west of the present village of Homewood. A short time afterward a frame church was built a mile still farther west in which the congregation worshiped until the spring of 1868, when it entered its new house built …
History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania1888 · page 545Read the page →
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Its worship at first was conducted in a tent which was pitched about one a half miles west of the present village of Homewood. A short time afterward a frame church was built a mile still farther west in which the congregation worshiped until the spring of 1868, when it entered its new house built the previous year in the town of New Galilee. The cost of the new building, completed and furnished, was about $8,(»00. It compares favorably with modern church buildings.

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Timeline

Homewood, 1859 to 1940

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1859
    FoundingHomewood is established
  3. 1862Post officeThe Homewood post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1908Post officeThe Homewood post office closes
  7. 1940CensusPopulation peaks at 357
By decade

Homewood, decade by decade

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PA Turnpike Beaver River Bridge construction, June 20242024PA Turnpike Beaver River Bridge construction, June 20…Leaving Homewood, PA to the north, June 20242024Leaving Homewood, PA to the north, June 2024Homewood, PA municipal building, June 20242024Homewood, PA municipal building, June 2024Homewood, PA (4), June 20242024Homewood, PA (4), June 2024Homewood, PA (3), June 20242024Homewood, PA (3), June 2024Homewood, PA (2), June 20242024Homewood, PA (2), June 2024Homewood, PA (1), June 20242024Homewood, PA (1), June 2024Entering Homewood, PA from north (1), June 20242024Entering Homewood, PA from north (1), June 2024Homewood United Methodist Church2009Homewood United Methodist ChurchGazebo in2009Gazebo inPennsylvania Turnpike eastbound at Homewood Viaduct2006Pennsylvania Turnpike eastbound at Homewood Viaduct
People over time

Homewood, census by census

010020030018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 357

Peaked at 357 in 1940; 104 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Homewood had its own post office from 1862 to 1908.

Homewood
1862–1908
18601940today

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

Questions about Homewood’s history

What year was Homewood founded?

In 1859, according to Wikidata. Homewood’s post office opened in 1862, and the census of 1880 counted 267 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 Wikimedia Commons (11), 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.