History · Walker

Walker’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Walker. 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

Walker Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,639 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 3,433 tabulated in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,433 to 4,596 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1993.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Walker 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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