Pleasantville, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Borough
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Pleasantville
Subdivision Name:United States
Government Type:Borough Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1824
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1871
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.19
Area Land Km2:0.19
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.07
Area Land Sq Mi:0.07
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:191
Population Density Km2:994.46
Population Density Sq Mi:2581.08
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.1794°N -78.6467°W
Elevation Ft:1437
Blank Info:42-61496
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1214902

Pleasantville, also known as Alum Bank, is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 191 at the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

Pleasantville is located in northwestern Bedford County at 40.1794°N -78.6133°W (40.179581, -78.613315).[4] It lies at the northern end of Chestnut Ridge.

Pennsylvania Route 56 passes through the borough, leading southeast to Bedford, the county seat, and northwestward over the Allegheny Front to Johnstown. Pennsylvania Route 96 leads south from Pleasantville 10miles to Schellsburg.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pleasantville has a total area of 0.19sqkm, all land.[5]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 211 people, 83 households, and 59 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3057.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 87 housing units at an average density of 1260.8/mi2. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.73% White, 2.37% African American, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 83 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $22,917, and the median income for a family was $29,375. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $11,312. About 15.7% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 30.0% of those sixty five or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 16, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . July 25, 2022.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  5. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pleasantville borough, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. https://archive.today/20200212164321/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200961496. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. March 4, 2014.