Plymptonville, Pennsylvania Explained

Plymptonville, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Plymptonville
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the U.S. state of 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
Subdivision Type3:Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.38
Area Land Km2:3.36
Area Water Km2:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:972
Population Density Km2:289.19
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1150
Coordinates:41.035°N -78.4433°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:16830[3]
Area Code:814
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-61704
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1867504
Area Total Sq Mi:1.30
Area Land Sq Mi:1.30
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population Density Sq Mi:748.84

Plymptonville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 972 at the 2020 census.[4]

Geography

Plymptonville is located in central Clearfield County at 41.035°N -78.4433°W (41.035098, -78.443200),[5] on the northern border of Clearfield, the county seat. It is part of Lawrence Township. The West Branch Susquehanna River forms part of the border between Plymptonville and Clearfield. U.S. Route 322 passes through the community, leading south into Clearfield and west to DuBois.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4km2, of which 0.01sqkm, or 0.42%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,040 people, 457 households, and 301 families living in the CDP. The population density was 796.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 495 housing units at an average density of 379.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.42% White, 0.19% African American, 0.10% Native American, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 457 households, out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,952, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $29,706 versus $18,393 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,691. About 11.9% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.2% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

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 16, 2022.
  3. Web site: Plymptonville PA ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. June 27, 2023.
  4. Web site: Explore Census Data .
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  6. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.