Elco’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Elco. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusElco is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 263 at the 2020 census.
Elco was established in 1894. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 323 to 267 (-17%). Half of its homes were built before 1940.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Elco 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 Elco’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Elco’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1850: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Elco
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Elco, decade by decade
Nothing in Elco is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Elco has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Station in California, 1 miles away.
Elco and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Pennsylvania - Washington County - ED 63-75, ED 63-76, ED 63-77, ED 63-… (1850) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.