| Official Name: | Sykesville, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Sykesville |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
| Government Type: | Borough Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1859 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1907 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.12 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.10 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.59 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.58 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1115 |
| Population Density Km2: | 270.66 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 701.01 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 41.0494°N -78.82°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 1352 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 15865 |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-75888 |
Sykesville is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,157 at the time of the 2010 census.[2]
Named for Jacob B. Sykes, an early resident,[3] Sykesville was the birthplace of Olga Madar (1915–1996), the first woman to become a vice-president in the United Auto Workers (1970) and founder of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (1974).
Sykesville is located in eastern Jefferson County at 41.0494°N -78.82°W (41.049543, -78.820134).[4] Its eastern border is the Clearfield County line. U.S. Route 119 passes through the center of town, leading northeast 6miles to DuBois and southwest to Punxsutawney.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Sykesville has a total area of 4.1km2, of which 0.02sqkm, or 0.46%, are water.[2]
The borough is situated in the valley of Stump Creek, a southward-flowing tributary of Mahoning Creek, which flows west to the Allegheny River.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,246 people, 548 households, and 340 families residing in the borough. The population density was 784.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 604 housing units at an average density of 380.4sp=usNaNsp=us.
The racial makeup of the borough was 99.44% White, 0.24% African American, 0.16% Native American, and 0.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.
There were 548 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% 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 2.92.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years.
For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $26,719, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $30,597 versus $19,773 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,398.
Roughly 13.1% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.