3 places in town are on the National Register, among them two historic districts with 17 buildings between them. Below: maps from 1929 on and the census since 2000.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Huston Township is more historic than 91% of U.S. towns. All 2 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its National Register listings ranks highest and its share of homes from before 1940 lowest.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Huston Township’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 Huston Township’s 122 sits above most of its state (90% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 18 historic buildings outnumber those of 79% 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 (±7.6 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 Huston Township’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 Huston Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Huston Township is an American township which is located in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,264 at the time of the 2020 census. The unincorporated village of Penfield is located in Huston Township. It is the site of the headquarters for the nearby Moshannon State Forest.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,433 to 1,260 (-12%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Huston Township, 1838 to 1969
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Huston Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1929Penfield 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 Huston Township.
On the National Register
3 listings protect 18 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Huston Township is more historic than 91% 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.
What is on the National Register in Huston Township?
Three places: the Parker Dam State Park Family Cabin District (listed 1987), the Parker Dam State Park-Parker Dam District (1987) and the Parker Dam State Park-Octagonal Lodge (1987).
How old are the homes in Huston Township?
21% of Huston Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.6 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1970.
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 (3), Wikidata (3), the National Register of Historic Places (3), 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.
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