Official Name: | Le Raysville, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Label: | Le Raysville |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Le Raysville in the state of Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bradford |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1790 |
Established Title2: | Incorporated |
Established Date2: | 1863 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.71 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.70 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.04 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.04 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 292 |
Population Density Km2: | 108.18 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 280.23 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 41.8378°N -76.1803°W |
Elevation Ft: | 1572 |
Postal Code Type: | Zip Code |
Postal Code: | 18829 |
Area Code: | 570 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-42824 |
Le Raysville is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 290 at the 2020 census.[2]
A post office called Le Raysville was established in 1827.[3] The borough was named for James Le Ray de Chaumont, a Frenchman-turned American citizen who purchased 80,000 acres in eastern Bradford County.[4]
Le Raysville is located in eastern Bradford County at 41.8378°N -76.1803°W (41.837698, -76.180393).[5] It is surrounded by Pike Township but separate from it. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.7km2, all land.[6]
As of the census of 2000, there were 318 people, 111 households, and 86 families residing in the borough. The population density was 400sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 120 housing units at an average density of 150.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.06% White and 0.94% Native American.
There were 111 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.31.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $37,292, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,802. About 13.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.