Worthville, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Worthville, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Borough
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Worthville
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 Title1:Incorporated
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.90
Area Land Km2:0.88
Area Water Km2:0.02
Area Total Sq Mi:0.35
Area Land Sq Mi:0.34
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:80
Population Density Km2:88.91
Population Density Sq Mi:230.27
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:41.0275°N -79.1392°W
Elevation Ft:1194
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:15784
Area Code:814
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-86568

Worthville is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was sixty-seven at the time of the 2010 census,[2] a decline from the figure of eighty-five, which had been tabulated in 2000.

The borough is named for General William Jenkins Worth, and is the smallest municipality in Jefferson County.

History

Worthville was originally called "Geistown", and under the latter name, was laid out by Daniel Geist, and then named for him.[3]

The name was changed to Worthville in 1854.

Notable person

Jimmy Slagle, Major League Baseball player, was born in Worthville.

Geography

Worthville is located in southwestern Jefferson County at 41.0275°N -79.1392°W (41.027404, -79.139289).[4] It is situated in the valley of Little Sandy Creek, a west-flowing tributary of Redbank Creek and part of the Allegheny River watershed.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.9km2, of which 0.88sqkm are land and 0.02sqkm, or 2.50%, are water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were eighty-five people, thirty-one households and twenty-four families residing in the borough.

The population density was 463.6sp=usNaNsp=us.

There were thirty-five housing units at an average density of 190.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.29% White, and 4.71% from two or more races.

Of the thirty-one households, 35.5% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of eighteen, 4.7% from eighteen to twenty-four, 28.2% from twenty-five to forty-four, 20.0% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 18.8% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-six years.

For every one hundred females there were 102.4 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $23,958 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,542.

There were no families and 2.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteen and none of those over sixty-four.

References

  1. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Worthville borough, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. November 8, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213103708/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4286568. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. Book: McKnight, William James. Historical. 1917. J.H. Beers. 493.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.