Revloc, Pennsylvania Explained

Revloc, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Revloc
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cambria
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Cambria
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.89
Area Land Km2:0.89
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:531
Population Density Km2:596.55
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:2060
Coordinates:40.4914°N -78.7644°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:15948
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-64288
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1184954
Area Total Sq Mi:0.34
Area Land Sq Mi:0.34
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:1543.60

Revloc is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[3] in Cambria Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the intersections of US Routes 422 and 219, and is approximately 2miles west of the borough of Ebensburg, the Cambria County seat. As of the 2010 census, the population of Revloc was 570.[4]

"Revloc" is the reverse-spelling of neighboring community Colver.[5]

History

The Revloc mine, located south of the community, was originally constructed by the Monroe Coal Company (also known as the Coleman & Weaver Company) in 1916–1917.[6] These mines later fell under the authority of Bethlehem Mining (BethEnergy), which operated them until the 1980s. In 1978, the Beaver County Times announced plans to reopen the mines after more than one year of closure, following a fire that resulted in over $10 million in losses. The original structures of the Revloc mines are still in existence, including a boiler house, an office building, and a red brick 1940s-era bathhouse.

The community of Revloc was founded in 1917 as a coal patch town to house the workers of the mines. The community was home to a notable amount of Eastern European immigrants, including those from Ukraine and Poland.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. August 8, 2023.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Aug 8, 2023.
  3. Web site: By Decade.
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Revloc CDP, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. March 31, 2015. https://archive.today/20200213070144/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4264288. February 13, 2020. dead.
  5. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 112.
  6. Web site: REVLOC, PA. coalcampusa.com. 9 June 2016.