History · Colwyn

Colwyn’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Colwyn. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1698established

2old images & papers

5recent photos

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Colwyn is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Colwyn had a population of 2,474.

Colwyn was established in 1698. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,546 to 2,474 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1951.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Colwyn 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 below

1698Established

1910s2 items · Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Delaw…Map

1920–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.

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1910s2 papers

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Delaware Co., Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Volume 1, 1919, Plate 0104

MapSanborn Fire Insurance Map from Delaware Co., Delaware Coun…1919

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Delaware Co., Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Volume 1, 1919, Plate 0105

MapSanborn Fire Insurance Map from Delaware Co., Delaware Coun…1919

1920s–
1990s

Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Today5 photos