Avis’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Avis. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusAvis is a borough in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Avis had a population of 1,473.
Avis was established in 1901. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,484 people in 2010, 1,473 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1973.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Avis yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Avis’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Avis’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPennsylvania - Allenwood, 1917: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Avis
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Avis, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Pennsylvania - Allenwood (1917) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.