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History · Julian

22% of Julian’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1908 on.

0on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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What stands out about Julian’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19085 editions of the USGS map, 1908 to 1994. Watch Julian change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Julian’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Julian on the map, 1908 to 1994

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

Julian on the 1908 USGS mapJulian on the 1962 USGS mapJulian on the 1971 USGS mapJulian on the 1987 USGS mapJulian on the 1994 USGS map1908Bellefonte 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 Julian.

The story so far

Julian, in brief

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

Julian ( JOO-lee-AN) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) that is located in Huston Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 152 at the 2010 census. It is part of the larger Bald Eagle Valley. The community was originally named Juliana Furnace after Julia Ann Irvin, the wife of James Irvin, the proprietor of a local blast furnace.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 152 to 146 (-4%).

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

By decade

Julian, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1870s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1870s1 item
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Famous people

Famous people close to Julian

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

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Jonathan FrakesAmerican actor and director · b. 1952
Jeff VanderMeerAmerican writer · b. 1968
Glenn ThompsonU.S. Representative from Pennsylvania · b. 1959
Andrew Gregg CurtinAmerican politician · b. 1815
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Chris BahrAmerican football and soccer player · b. 1953
George Grey BarnardAmerican sculptor · b. 1863

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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 (2) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.