| Official Name: | Three Springs, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Three Springs |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Huntingdon |
| Government Type: | Borough Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.19 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.19 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.23 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.23 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 444 |
| Population Density Km2: | 135.59 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 351.18 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Est: | 433 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.1967°N -77.9825°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 17264 |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-76632 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1215281 |
| Footnotes: | Local phone exchanges: 447, 448 |
Three Springs is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 444 at the 2010 census.[2]
The borough takes its name from nearby Three Springs Creek.[3]
The narrow-gauge East Broad Top Railroad was constructed through the community in 1874. A small yard and station were located here, and a tank farm and scrap yard were serviced. The tracks have been out of service since 1956 but are still in place and owned by the railroad.
Three Springs is in southern Huntingdon County, sitting at the base of the south end of Jacks Mountain. Spring Creek and North Spring Branch flow through the borough, joining just southeast of the borough limits to form Three Springs Creek, an east-flowing tributary of Aughwick Creek and part of the Juniata River watershed. Sinking Run, another tributary of Three Springs Creek, flows through the eastern part of the borough.
Pennsylvania Route 994 runs through the center of the borough, leading northeast 6miles to Rockhill and west-northwest to Entriken. Pennsylvania Route 829 leads from the center of Three Springs 2miles northwest to Saltillo, and Pennsylvania Route 747 leads north-northeast to Mount Union at the Juniata River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough of Three Springs has a total area of 3.2km2, all land.[2]
As of the census of 2000, there were 445 people, 200 households, and 127 families residing in the borough. The population density was 357.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 217 housing units at an average density of 174.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.33% White, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.
There were 200 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $26,167, and the median income for a family was $35,179. Males had a median income of $32,250 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,962. About 5.4% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.