| Official Name: | Lumber City, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | former Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Label: | Lumber City |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Clearfield County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 175px |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Clearfield County in Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clearfield |
| Government Type: | Borough Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1835 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1857 |
| Established Title2: | Dissolved |
| Established Date2: | 2014 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.5 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.1 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.4 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 76 |
| Population Density Km2: | 10.7 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.9325°N -78.58°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 1220 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code: | 814 |
Lumber City is a former borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 76 at the 2010 census.[1]
The borough ceased to be a separate municipality on January 6, 2014, and became part of Ferguson Township.
Lumber City is located southwest of the center of Clearfield County at 40.9325°N -78.58°W (40.932590, -78.580051),[2] on the north side of the West Branch Susquehanna River. It is bordered to the north by Penn Township and to the northeast by Pike Township.
Pennsylvania Route 969 passes through the community following the West Branch, leading northeastward (downstream) 6miles to Curwensville and west (upstream) 5miles to U.S. Route 219 at Bells Landing. Pennsylvania Route 729 crosses the West Branch at Lumber City and leads north 4miles to US 219 at Grampian and south to Glen Hope.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough of Lumber City had a total area of 7.5km2, of which 7.1sqkm was land and 0.4sqkm, or 5.01%, was water, prior to its merger with Ferguson Township. The upstream end of Curwensville Lake on the West Branch is at Lumber City.
As of the census of 2000, there were 86 people, 34 households, and 28 families residing in the borough. The population density was 31.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 40 housing units at an average density of 14.7 per square mile (5.7/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.35% White, and 4.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population.
There were 34 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 2.3% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $47,813. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,655. There were 14.3% of families and 10.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 13.6% of under eighteens and 38.5% of those over 64.