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History · Knox Township

Knox Township dates to 1877, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1922 on and the census since 1880.

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How Knox Township began

When was Knox Township founded?

1877

Knox Township dates its founding to 1877 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 1,020 in 18802020 census: 996149 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1819.

What stands out about Knox 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 Knox Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages1 post office opened and closed inside today’s Knox Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 19224 editions of the USGS map, 1922 to 1973. Watch Knox Township change.Old housesHalf of Knox Township’s homes were built before 1960.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Knox Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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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

Another post office, Huefner, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Snydersburg
1819–today
Lucinda
1887–today
Huefner
1894–1931
18101920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
HuefnerLucindaSnydersburg
Gone or out of use
Laur Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Knox Township
Saint Joseph

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

On the map

Knox Township on the map, 1922 to 1973

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

Knox Township on the 1922 USGS mapKnox Township on the 1946 USGS mapKnox Township on the 1967 USGS mapKnox Township on the 1973 USGS map1922Tionesta 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 Knox Township.

The story so far

Knox Township, in brief

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

Knox is a borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,102 at the 2020 census.

Knox Township was established in 1877. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,036 to 996 (-4%).

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

Timeline

Knox Township, 1819 to 1931

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1819Post officeThe Snydersburg post office opens
  3. 1877
    FoundingKnox Township is established
  4. 1887Post officeThe Lucinda post office opens
  5. 1894Post officeThe Huefner post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1922On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1931Post officeThe Huefner post office closes
By decade

Knox Township, decade by decade

Today4 recent
State near Main in Knox2014State near Main in KnoxPennsylvania State Route 2082014Pennsylvania State Route 208Pennsylvania State Route 2082014Pennsylvania State Route 208Pennsylvania State Route 2082014Pennsylvania State Route 208
People over time

Knox Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,40018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,364

Between 616 and 1,364 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Highland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington TownshipIts storyB−Farmington Township1 historic placeB+Paint TownshipIts storyC−Elk TownshipIts storyB+

Questions about Knox Township’s history

What year was Knox Township founded?

In 1877, according to Wikidata. Knox Township’s post office opened in 1819, and the census of 1880 counted 1,020 people here.

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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), 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.