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History · S.N.P.J.

S.N.P.J. dates to 1978

Most of S.N.P.J. was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1959. Below: maps from 1902 on and the census since 1980.

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How S.N.P.J. began

When was S.N.P.J. founded?

1978

S.N.P.J. dates its founding to 1978 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1980.

First census: 16 in 19802020 census: 1848 years
Founding year: Wikidata.The full story ↓

What stands out about S.N.P.J.’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 S.N.P.J. are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19023 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1979. Watch S.N.P.J. change.Old housesHalf of S.N.P.J.’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how S.N.P.J.’s history is told.

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On the map

S.N.P.J. on the map, 1902 to 1979

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

S.N.P.J. on the 1902 USGS mapS.N.P.J. on the 1958 USGS mapS.N.P.J. on the 1979 USGS map1902New Castle 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 S.N.P.J..

The story

How S.N.P.J. came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of S.N.P.J..

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S.N.P.J. was created out of farmland in extreme Western Pennsylvania that once belonged to nearby Mount Jackson. More of a recreation complex than a community, the society applied to have their 500-acre (200 ha) recreation center designated as a separate municipality in 1977. The borough of S.N.P.J. was created so that the society could, among other things, get its own liquor license. North Beaver Township, the municipality in which the center was originally located, restricted the sale of alcohol on Sundays (blue law).

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

S.N.P.J., decade by decade

Today6 recent
PA 108 eb at SNPJ entrance (1), June 20242024PA 108 eb at SNPJ entrance (1), June 2024Martin Road eb (3), SNPJ, PA, June 20242024Martin Road eb (3), SNPJ, PA, June 2024Martin Road eb (2), SNPJ, PA, June 20242024Martin Road eb (2), SNPJ, PA, June 2024Martin Road eb (1), SNPJ, PA, June 20242024Martin Road eb (1), SNPJ, PA, June 2024SNPJ welcome sign2014SNPJ welcome signSNPJ barn2014SNPJ barn
People over time

S.N.P.J., census by census

0198020002020Peak: 19

Between 12 and 19 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on S.N.P.J.’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about S.N.P.J.’s history

What year was S.N.P.J. founded?

In 1978, according to Wikidata. the census of 1980 counted 16 people here.

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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 (6), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.