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History · Westfield Township

Westfield Township dates to 1809, and 29% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1899 on and the census since 1870.

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How Westfield Township began

When was Westfield Township founded?

1809

Westfield Township dates its founding to 1809 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1870.

First census: 370 in 18702020 census: 988217 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1812.

What stands out about Westfield 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 Westfield Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Westfield Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 18995 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1983. Watch Westfield Township change.Deep rootsEstablished in 1809: 217 years of Westfield Township.
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Start Westfield Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Westfield Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Cowanesque
1812–1816
Potter Brook
1874–1935
Phillips Station
1886–1917
Cowanesque
1887–today
18101920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
CowanesquePhillipsPotter Brook
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Westfield Township
ChamplinMount PleasantPotter BrookRiverviewSwimleyUpper Jemison

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

On the map

Westfield Township on the map, 1899 to 1983

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

Westfield Township on the 1899 USGS mapWestfield Township on the 1900 USGS mapWestfield Township on the 1957 USGS mapWestfield Township on the 1969 USGS mapWestfield 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 Westfield Township.

The story so far

Westfield Township, in brief

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

Westfield is a borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,113 at the time of the 2020 census.

Westfield Township was established in 1809. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,047 to 988 (-6%).

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

Timeline

Westfield Township, 1809 to 1935

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1809
    FoundingWestfield Township is established
  3. 1812Post officeThe Cowanesque post office opens
  4. 1816Post officeThe Cowanesque post office closes
  5. 1874Post officeThe Potter Brook post office opens
  6. 1886Post officeThe Phillips Station post office opens
  7. 1899On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 20th century
  9. 1917Post officeThe Phillips Station post office closes
  10. 1935Post officeThe Potter Brook post office closes
By decade

Westfield Township, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Pennsylvania State Route 492018Pennsylvania State Route 49Pennsylvania State Route 492018Pennsylvania State Route 49Pennsylvania State Route 492018Pennsylvania State Route 49Westfield road sign2009Westfield road signSt. Catherine of Siena, Westfi2008St. Catherine of Siena, WestfiDowntown Westfield, PA2008Downtown Westfield, PA
People over time

Westfield Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,40018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,386

Between 370 and 1,386 people in every census since 1870.

16 censuses, 1870–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Westfield Township

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

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James Tyler KentAmerican physician, homeopat · b. 1849
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
James A. ParsonsAmerican judge and politician · b. 1868
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Brookfield TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClymer TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Westfield Township’s history

What year was Westfield Township founded?

In 1809, according to Wikidata. Westfield Township’s post office opened in 1812, and the census of 1870 counted 370 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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), 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.