[2] Catawissa Township is the oldest municipality in Columbia County.

[3] The first Native Americans to settle in the vicinity of the township were the Piscatawese, Conoys, or Gangawese, who built a wigwam in Catawissa.

The first house in Catawissa Township was built in 1774 by Moses Roberts.

The same year, a group of Native Americans arrived in the area to re-establish a wigwam.

[3] In 1833, there were two furnaces and two forges within the boundaries of Catawissa Township as it was at that time.

Catawissa Mountain, elevation 1,817 feet (554 m), occupies the southeastern part of the township.

The racial makeup of the township was 99.47% White, 0.42% African American, and 0.11% from two or more races.

19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.