Almedia, Pennsylvania should not be confused with Media, Pennsylvania.
| Almedia, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Almedia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Columbia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.42 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.82 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.60 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1040 |
| Population Density Km2: | 572.79 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 505 |
| Coordinates: | 41.0156°N -76.3847°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 17815 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-02088 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1168216 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.93 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.70 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.23 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1483.59 |
Almedia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,040 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area.
Almedia was once called Afton. There used to be lime quarries and coal-dredging industries near Almedia.[3]
Almedia is located near the center of Columbia County at 41.0156°N -76.3847°W (41.015556, -76.384814).[4] It is in southeastern Scott Township and southwestern South Centre Township and is bordered by the Susquehanna River to the south, U.S. Route 11 to the north, Espy to the west, and Lime Ridge to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2km2, of which 1.5km2 is land and 0.5km2, or 26.61%, is water.[5]
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 1,078 people, 491 households, and 326 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1714sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White.
The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 3.3.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.4% age 19 and under, 2.4% from 20 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 31% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,813, and the median income for a family was $56,932. Males had a median income of $43,333 versus $29,828 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,637. About 2.8% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.[7]