Bigler, Pennsylvania Explained

Bigler, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Village/Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Bigler
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Pennsylvania
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clearfield
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Bradford
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.15
Area Land Km2:3.13
Area Water Km2:0.02
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:356
Population Density Km2:113.62
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1690
Coordinates:40.9844°N -78.3064°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:16825
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-06280
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1169612
Area Total Sq Mi:1.22
Area Land Sq Mi:1.21
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population Density Sq Mi:294.21

Bigler is a census-designated place[2] located in Bradford Township, Clearfield County in the state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 356.[3]

Its location is 9miles east of Clearfield and 8miles northwest of Philipsburg on U.S. Route 322.

Bigler was originally known as Williams Grove, but was renamed because the mail was being confused with another Williams Grove, in Cumberland County. As Governor William Bigler was from Clearfield, Pennsylvania, the county seat of Clearfield County, Bigler was named after him.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2010 Census Interactive Population Search . 2017-12-07 . 2015-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230256/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=42:4206280 . dead .
  3. Web site: Explore Census Data .