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Baileyville, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°42′29″N 77°59′5″W / 40.70806°N 77.98472°W / 40.70806; -77.98472
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Baileyville, Pennsylvania
Map showing Centre County in Pennsylvania
Map showing Centre County in Pennsylvania
Baileyville is located in Pennsylvania
Baileyville
Baileyville
Location in Pennsylvania
Baileyville is located in the United States
Baileyville
Baileyville
Baileyville (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°42′29″N 77°59′5″W / 40.70806°N 77.98472°W / 40.70806; -77.98472
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCentre
TownshipFerguson
Area
 • Total
1.25 sq mi (3.23 km2)
 • Land1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
1,152 ft (351 m)
Population
 • Total
217
 • Density174.58/sq mi (67.40/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-03792
GNIS feature ID1168584

Baileyville is a census-designated place[3] in the southern portion of Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley. As of the 2020 census, the population was 217.[4]

The community is located southeast of Marengo, west of Ramblewood on Pennsylvania Route 45, locally known as Pine Grove Road. Baileyville borders Pennsylvania Furnace on the Centre-Hundington County line. The village is in the valley of Spruce Creek, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Little Juniata River.

History

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Richard Baily, the village's namesake, came to the area in around 1790. The Bailey family operated a blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, sawmill, and tannery. In the 1890s a schoolhouse was built to serve the community. The school was transformed into a community center in the 1930s.[5]

Demographics

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As of the census[4] of 2020, there were 217 people, and 80 households in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.7% White, 0% Black or African American, 0% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 11.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6% of the population.

12.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.


Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020217
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "2010 U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "The ABCs of Centre County". Centre County Historical Society. May 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.