History · Burnside

Burnside’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Burnside. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Burnside Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The CDP of Pine Glen is within Burnside Township. The population was 417 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 439 to 411 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Burnside 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.

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