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History · West Hemlock Township

19% of West Hemlock Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1935 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about West Hemlock 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 West Hemlock Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

West Hemlock Township, in brief

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

West Hemlock Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 503 to 454 (-10%).

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

By decade

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On the map

West Hemlock Township on the map, 1935 to 1975

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

West Hemlock Township on the 1935 USGS mapWest Hemlock Township on the 1953 USGS mapWest Hemlock Township on the 1968 USGS mapWest Hemlock Township on the 1975 USGS map1935Hughesville 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 West Hemlock Township.

People over time

West Hemlock Township, census by census

010020030040050020002020Peak: 503

Between 450 and 503 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Columbia Hill
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside West Hemlock Township
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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.

Derry TownshipIts storyA−Valley TownshipIts storyCHemlock TownshipIts storyB−Madison TownshipIts storyB+Cooper 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 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.