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History · Pike Township

Half of Pike Township’s homes were built after 1974

Most of Pike Township was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1974. Below: maps from 1899 on and the census since 2000.

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What stands out about Pike 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 Pike Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18994 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1983. Watch Pike Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pike Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Pike Township on the map, 1899 to 1983

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

Pike Township on the 1899 USGS mapPike Township on the 1900 USGS mapPike Township on the 1969 USGS mapPike Township on the 1983 USGS map1899Gaines 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 Pike Township.

The story so far

Pike Township, in brief

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

Pike Township is a township in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was listed at 330 on the 2020 census. The population rose to 324 people as of 2010.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 324 in 2010, 325 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Pike Township, 1850 to 1921

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1850Post officeThe West Pike post office opens
  3. 1899On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1921Post officeThe West Pike post office closes
By decade

Pike Township, decade by decade

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People over time

Pike Township, census by census

010020030020002020Peak: 330

Between 292 and 330 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Pike Township

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

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Riki LindhomeAmerican actress · b. 1979
Charles MeredithAmerican actor · b. 1894
Kathryn CrawfordAmerican actress · b. 1908
William A. StoneAmerican politician, Pennsylvania · b. 1846
Ed SchieffelinProspector who discovered the Tombstone mining … · b. 1847
Josh KinneyAmerican baseball player · b. 1979
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
West Pike

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

GaletonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWest Branch Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townUlysses TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGaines TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHector TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Pike Township’s history

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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.