History · Canoe

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Canoe Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,432 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 1,505 tabulated in 2010. Canoe Township was formed from Montgomery Township in 1847. It was named after Canoe Creek, which was so called because its mouth on Mahoning Creek was traditionally the head of canoe navigation. The township includes the communities of Canoe Ridge, Juneau, Locust, Locust Lane, Robertsville, and Rossiter.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,505 to 1,432 (-5%). Half of its homes were built before 1953.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Canoe is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Canoe has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Christian Miller House in Punxsutawney, 5.5 miles away.