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History · Washington Township

18% of Washington Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 6 old photos and papers, maps from 1913 on, and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
6old photos & papers
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From Washington Township’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Washington Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

On the map since 19136 editions of the USGS map, 1913 to 1990. Watch Washington Township change.
★ What stands out · On the map

Washington Township on the map, 1913 to 1990

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

Washington Township on the 1913 USGS mapWashington Township on the 1939 USGS mapWashington Township on the 1943 USGS mapWashington Township on the 1961 USGS mapWashington Township on the 1970 USGS mapWashington Township on the 1990 USGS map1913Mercer 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 Washington Township.

The story so far

Washington Township, in brief

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

Washington Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 710 at the time of the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 799 tabulated in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 799 to 711 (-11%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Washington Township in 1908

Passages that mention Washington Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.

station takes its name. New Castle and Franklin Railway was completed to the place in 1873. Part of the lots in the village are in Washington Township, a small corner of which is on the west side of Neshannock creek. A covered bridge was erected over the Neshannock.
20th century history of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania1908 · page 368Read the page →
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station takes its name. New Castle and Franklin Railway was completed to the place in 1873. Part of the lots in the village are in Washington Township, a small corner of which is on the west side of Neshannock creek. A covered bridge was erected over the Neshannock.

Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.

Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Timeline

Washington Township, 1913 to 1940

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1913On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1936In the archive"Old age" near Washington, Pennsylvania
  4. 1940In the archiveWorker
By decade

Washington Township, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1930s to the 1940s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s–1940s6 items
"Old age" near Washington, Pennsylvania1936"Old age" near Washington, PennsylvaniaWorker1940WorkerWorker at furnace1940Worker at furnaceWorkers at rolling machine1940Workers at rolling machineWashington Tinplate Company1941Washington Tinplate CompanyWashington Tinplate Company1941Washington Tinplate Company
1950s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

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"Old age" near Washington, Pennsylvania
Retake this view"Old age" near Washington, Pennsylvania, 1936

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People over time

Washington Township, census by census

020040060080020002020Peak: 799

Between 710 and 799 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Washington Township

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

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Trent ReznorAmerican musician, singer, songwriter, record p… · b. 1965
Robert SterlingAmerican actor · b. 1917
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Herbert RobbinsAmerican mathematician · b. 1915
John BinghamAmerican politician · b. 1815
Anthony G. BoscoCatholic bishop · b. 1927
Mike MarshallAmerican musician · b. 1957
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Finish Washington Township’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

VolantIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWilmington Township1 historic placeA−Scott TownshipIts storyC+Plain Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHickory TownshipIts storyB−Springfield Township1 historic placeA−

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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 the Library of Congress (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.