It is named in honor of Joseph B. Anthony, who was a judge in Lycoming County at the time.

[4] When colonial settlers first arrived in what is now Anthony Township, they were outside the western boundary of what was then the Province of Pennsylvania.

These men established their own form of government, known as the "Fair Play System", with three elected commissioners who ruled on land claims and other issues for the group.

In a remarkable coincidence, the Fair Play Men made their own Declaration of Independence from Britain on July 4, 1776, beneath the "Tiadaghton Elm" on the banks of Pine Creek.

[4] A spur of the plank road along Larrys Creek was built into Anthony Township, but it is not known how far it extended.

(Landis claims it may have run nearly as far north as the covered bridge in Cogan House Township).

10.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.