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History · Marion Township

25% of Marion Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1908 on and the census since 1970.

0on the National Register
25%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Marion 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 Marion Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19085 editions of the USGS map, 1908 to 1990. Watch Marion Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Marion Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Marion Township on the map, 1908 to 1990

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

Marion Township on the 1908 USGS mapMarion Township on the 1910 USGS mapMarion Township on the 1958 USGS mapMarion Township on the 1969 USGS mapMarion Township on the 1990 USGS map1908Zelienople 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 Marion Township.

The story so far

Marion Township, in brief

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

Marion Township is a township that is located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 800 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 913 to 798 (-13%).

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

By decade

Marion Township, decade by decade

Today4 recent
2022-05-15 09 30 17 View south during spring along a wooded segment of Herman Road in Marion Township, Beaver County, P…20222022-05-15 09 30 17 View south during spring along a …2022-05-15 09 30 06 View south during spring along a wooded segment of Herman Road in Marion Township, Beaver County, P…20222022-05-15 09 30 06 View south during spring along a …2022-05-15 09 24 52 View west along Pennsylvania State Route 588 at Hartzell School Road in Marion Township, Beaver Cou…20222022-05-15 09 24 52 View west along Pennsylvania Stat…Marion Township Christmas tree farm2014Marion Township Christmas tree farm
People over time

Marion Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,400198020002020Peak: 1,292

Between 800 and 1,292 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Marion Township

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

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Thomas MidgleyAmerican chemist and engineer · b. 1889
Joe NamathAmerican football player · b. 1943
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Tony LipAmerican actor · b. 1930
Shane DouglasAmerican professional wrestler and promoter · b. 1964
Jim GerlachAmerican politician · b. 1955
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W. D. SnodgrassAmerican poet · b. 1926
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Old Furnace

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Franklin TownshipIts storyC+Zelienople1 historic placeA−North Sewickley Township1 historic placeA−New Sewickley TownshipIts storyC

Questions about Marion Township’s history

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Sources

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) 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.