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History · Worth Township

Half of Worth Township’s homes were built after 1980

Most of Worth Township was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1922 on, and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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What stands out about Worth 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 writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19227 editions of the USGS map, 1922 to 1994. Watch Worth Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Worth Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Worth Township on the map, 1922 to 1994

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

Worth Township on the 1922 USGS mapWorth Township on the 1939 USGS mapWorth Township on the 1945 USGS mapWorth Township on the 1959 USGS mapWorth Township on the 1971 USGS mapWorth Township on the 1981 USGS mapWorth Township on the 1994 USGS map1922Philipsburg 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 Worth Township.

The story so far

Worth Township, in brief

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

Worth Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 734 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 824 to 725 (-12%).

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

By decade

Worth Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1870s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1870s1 item
Atlas of Centre County, Pennsylvania1874Atlas of Centre County, PennsylvaniaMap
Today7 recent
US 322 eb in Flat Rock, PA, June 20242024US 322 eb in Flat Rock, PA, June 2024US 220 Alt. sb entering Port Matilda, PA, Aug. 20242024US 220 Alt. sb entering Port Matilda, PA, Aug. 2024US 220 Alt. sb approaching southern terminus at I-99 near Port Matilda, PA, Aug. 20242024US 220 Alt. sb approaching southern terminus at I-99 …US 220 Alt. sb approaching I-99 overpasses north of Port Matilda, PA, Aug. 20242024US 220 Alt. sb approaching I-99 overpasses north of P…PennDOT Maintenance 2-1 Worth TWP Centre Co2015PennDOT Maintenance 2-1 Worth TWP Centre CoUS Route 322 - Pennsylvania2005US Route 322 - PennsylvaniaUS Route 322 - Pennsylvania2005US Route 322 - Pennsylvania
People over time

Worth Township, census by census

020040060080020002020Peak: 835

Between 734 and 835 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Worth Township

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

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Chris BahrAmerican football and soccer player · b. 1953
George ForsytheStanford University computer scientist · b. 1917
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Guard YoungOlympic gymnast · b. 1977
Henry Adams ThompsonAmerican politician · b. 1837
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Mary Louisa WillardAmerican forensic scientist · b. 1898
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Doug SweetlandAmerican animator and filmmaker · b. 1974
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
Flat Rock
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Worth Township
Black OakBrown

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.

Stormstown1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHalfmoon Township2 historic placesA−Rush Township5 historic placesA+Huston TownshipIts storyCTaylor 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 (8), 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.