Spring Mills, Pennsylvania Explained

Spring Mills, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census designated place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Centre
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Gregg
Coordinates:40.855°N -77.5692°W
Area Total Sq Mi:0.44
Area Land Sq Mi:0.44
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Elevation Ft:1100
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:268
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:16875
Area Code:Area code 814
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-73288
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1188247

Spring Mills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 268 at the 2010 census.[1]

Geography

Spring Mills is located in southeastern Centre County, near the center of Gregg Township. It is in the Penns Valley, at the confluence of Sinking Creek with Penns Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.15km2, all land.

Pennsylvania Route 45 runs along the northern edge of the community, leading west 6miles to Centre Hall and to State College, and east 5miles to Millheim.

Demographics

At the 2010 census there were 268 people, 109 households, and 83 families in the CDP. The population density was 577sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 116 housing units at an average density of 249.7/sq mi (96.4/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.6% White and 0.4% of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4%.[2]

There were 109 households, 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a male householder with no wife present, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 20.2% of households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.83.

The age distribution was 18.7% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.7 males.

The median household income was $38,542 and the median family income was $42,083. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,941. About 13.2% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under the age of 18 and 18.6% of those 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Spring Mills CDP, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. April 21, 2015. https://archive.today/20150422003307/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4273288. April 22, 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.