Wells Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania
township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania
Wells Township is a township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 499 at the 2020 census. Wells Township was initially settled in 1760. It was originally known as Aughwick Township when it was incorporated in 1849. The name was changed to Wells Township on April 2, 1850.
History
The Woodvale Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. George Croghan moved to the area in 1753 and built a home, partly to escape creditors after suffering severe losses to his business as a trader in Ohio and Kentucky.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.4 square miles (96.8 km2), all land.
Wells Township is located in the northwestern corner of Fulton County, extending to the Broad Top plateau in the extreme northwestern corner.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 529 people, 221 households, and 148 families residing in the township.
The public source identifies “Wells Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania” as township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Wells, Township and Fulton.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Oct 23, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q5856402. VIAF identifies the subject as 144577673. The Library of Congress control number is no2001026830. Authority coordinates are 40.088, -78.162. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1760, 1849 and 1850.
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