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History · Mill Creek Township

21% of Mill Creek Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1911 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Mill Creek 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 Mill Creek Township 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 Mill Creek Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mill Creek Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Mill Creek Township on the map, 1911 to 1970

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

Mill Creek Township on the 1911 USGS mapMill Creek Township on the 1943 USGS mapMill Creek Township on the 1960 USGS mapMill Creek Township 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 Mill Creek Township.

The story so far

Mill Creek Township, in brief

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

Mill Creek Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 776 at the 2020 census, down from 721 in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 721 to 778 (+8%).

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

By decade

Mill Creek Township, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Georgetown Road wb entering New Lebanon, PA, June 20242024Georgetown Road wb entering New Lebanon, PA, June 2024Georgetown Road wb entering Mill Creek Twp., Mercer Co., PA from Frenchcreek Twp., Venango Co., June 20242024Georgetown Road wb entering Mill Creek Twp., Mercer C…Mill Creek Township soybeans2019Mill Creek Township soybeansCourse of Mill Creek (French Creek tributary)2019Course of Mill Creek (French Creek tributary)
People over time

Mill Creek Township, census by census

020040060080020002020Peak: 776

Between 639 and 776 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Mill Creek Township

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

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Alexander HaysUnion Army general · b. 1819
Alexander McDowellPolitician · b. 1845
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Francis Patrick McFarlandCatholic bishop · b. 1819
Lawrence Leo GranerRoman Catholic archbishop · b. 1901
Ted MarchibrodaAmerican football player and coach · b. 1931
Terry TurnerAmerican baseball player · b. 1881
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Five Points
Gone or out of use
Kerrtown SchoolschoolMontgomery Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Mill Creek Township
New Lebanon

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.

Sandy Lake TownshipIts storyB+New Vernon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNew LebanonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFrench Creek Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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) 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.