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History · Sylvania Township

Half of Sylvania Township’s homes were built after 1975

Most of Sylvania Township was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: maps from 1948 on and the census since 2000.

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What stands out about Sylvania 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 Sylvania Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sylvania Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Sylvania Township, in brief

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

Sylvania Township is a township in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 76 at the 2020 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 77 in 2010, 78 in 2020.

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

By decade

Sylvania Township, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Sylvania Township fields with hills behind2015Sylvania Township fields with hills behindPennsylvania State Route 8722013Pennsylvania State Route 872Pennsylvania State Route 8722013Pennsylvania State Route 872Pennsylvania State Route 8722013Pennsylvania State Route 872Map of Potter County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Sylvania Township2008Map of Potter County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Sylva…Map
On the map

Sylvania Township on the map, 1948 to 1994

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

Sylvania Township on the 1948 USGS mapSylvania Township on the 1950 USGS mapSylvania Township on the 1971 USGS mapSylvania Township on the 1994 USGS map1948Wharton sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sylvania Township.

People over time

Sylvania Township, census by census

020002020Peak: 77

Between 61 and 77 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Sylvania Township

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

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Riki LindhomeAmerican actress · b. 1979
Joseph T. McNarneyUnited States Army general · b. 1893
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Clair Alan BrownEnglish botanist · b. 1903
Josh KinneyAmerican baseball player · b. 1979
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William A. ShearAmerican arachnologist and myriapodologist · b. 1942
Grace Sartwell MasonAmerican journalist, critic, and writer · b. 1876
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Sylvania Township
CostelloMoores RunReesevilleSaint Augustine - Saint Paul

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.

Homer TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPortage TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWharton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAustin1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSummit TownshipIts storynot 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 (5), 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.