Barkeyville, Pennsylvania

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Barkeyville is a borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 237 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Barkeyville is located at 41°12′1″N, 79°58′58″W (41.200251, -79.982891)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 237 people, 91 households, and 71 families residing in the borough. The population density was 26.2/km² (67.8/mi²). There were 106 housing units at an average density of 11.7/km² (30.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.05% White, and 2.95% Asian.

There were 91 households out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $41,500, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $20,682 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,161. About 8.8% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.3% of those sixty five or over.

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Venango County, Pennsylvania
(County Seat: Franklin)
Cities Franklin | Oil City
Boroughs Barkeyville | Clintonville | Cooperstown | Emlenton | Pleasantville | Polk | Rouseville | Sugarcreek | Utica
Townships Allegheny | Canal | Cherrytree | Clinton | Cornplanter | Cranberry | Frenchcreek | Irwin | Jackson | Mineral
Oakland | Oilcreek | Pinegrove | Plum Township | President | Richland | Rockland | Sandycreek | Scrubgrass | Victory
CDPs Hasson Heights | Seneca | Woodland Heights
Geography Cornplanter State Forest | French Creek | Kittanning State Forest
Industry Joy Mining Machinery | Pennzoil | Quaker State
History Drake's Well | Fort Franklin | Fort Le Boeuf | Fort Machault | Fort Venango | McClintocksville, Pennsylvania | Petroleum industry | Pithole | Pontiac's Rebellion | USS Venango | Wamsutta Oil Refinery
People Orrin Dubbs Bleakley | John Wilkes Booth | Cornplanter | William Holmes Crosby, Jr. | Hildegarde Dolson | Frank Evans | Gabby Gabreski | Leon H. Gavin | Alexander Hays | Johnny Appleseed | Kathryn Kuhlman | Ted Marchibroda | Jesse L. Reno | Henry H. Rogers | Peter Moore Speer | Ida M. Tarbell | John Wesley Van Dyke
Attractions DeBence Antique Music World | Oil Creek State Park | Oil Region Astronomical Observatory | Franklin Silver Cornet Band | Venango Regional Airport