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History · Lake Latonka

Half of Lake Latonka’s homes were built after 1986

Most of Lake Latonka was built recently: 0.6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1911 on.

0on the National Register
0.6%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lake Latonka’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 Lake Latonka are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19114 editions of the USGS map, 1911 to 1970. Watch Lake Latonka change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lake Latonka’s history is told.

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On the map

Lake Latonka on the map, 1911 to 1970

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

Lake Latonka on the 1911 USGS mapLake Latonka on the 1943 USGS mapLake Latonka on the 1960 USGS mapLake Latonka on the 1970 USGS map1911Stoneboro 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 Lake Latonka.

The story so far

Lake Latonka, in brief

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

Lake Latonka is a census-designated place in Coolspring and Jackson Townships in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. It surrounds the Lake Latonka reservoir. The population was 951 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hermitage micropolitan area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,012 to 951 (-6%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Lake Latonka

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

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Albert Bushnell HartAmerican historian · b. 1854
John BinghamAmerican politician · b. 1815
Smokin' Joe KubekAmerican electric blues guitarist · b. 1956
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David VoganAmerican mathematician · b. 1954
Henry Donnel FosterAmerican politician · b. 1808
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Jimmy Del RayAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1962

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