Penns Creek, Pennsylvania

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For the stream named Penns Creek, see Penns Creek.

Penns Creek refers to both a village in Synder County, Pennsylvania, and a creek, which flows to the north of the village.

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[edit] History

The village was founded in 1806 by George Weirick. Its original name was Centreville. Due to a conflict with a similarly-named Centerville, in the state, the nearby creek's name was adopted sometime after 1842. The village was originally part of Northumberland County, then Union. On March 2, 1855, Penns Creek became part of Snyder County. Snyder County was named for Governor Simon Snyder of Selinsgrove. Buried in the old Sharon Lutheran Churchyard in Selinsgrove, Snyder was very popular and was the only governor of Pennsylvania to serve three terms.

Penns Creek celebrated its bi-centennial year in 2006, and Bill Inch, a native son, wrote a history of Penns Creek for the celebration. The book gives a good overview of its 200 year history, complete with many photos of places and people through the years. The books sell for $15.00 and are helping to procure a plaque for the Penns Creek founder, George Weirick, to be placed at the entrance to the Penns Creek Union Cemetery. Books are still available by calling Beverly Bowersox at (570) 837-3185 or Bill Inch at (570) 837-3209.

[edit] Geography

The village of Penns Creek is located at 40°51′38″N, 77°3′30″W (40.860555, -77.058207)GR1, bordered on the north by its namesake creek, Penns Creek. The village is located on PA route 104 between Middleburg to the south and Mifflinburg to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 668 people, 221 households, and 165 families residing in the village. The population density was 224.3/km² (580.4/mi²). There were 231 housing units at an average density of 77.6/km² (200.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.31% White, 1.20% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 221 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 17.1% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,500, and the median income for a family was $38,036. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $18,971 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,029. About 14.1% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.5% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  • Inch, Bill. A Bi-Centennial Look at Penns Creek Through the Years 1806–2006, The Country Print Shop, Middleburg, Pa., 2006.

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Municipalities and Communities of Snyder County, Pennsylvania
County Seat: Middleburg
Boroughs

Beavertown | Freeburg | McClure | Middleburg | Selinsgrove | Shamokin Dam
Townships

Adams | Beaver | Center | Chapman | Franklin | Jackson | Middlecreek | Monroe | Penn | Perry | Spring | Union | Washington | West Beaver | West Perry
Communities and CDPs

Beaver Springs | Hummels Wharf | Kratzerville | Kreamer | Mount Pleasant Mills | Paxtonville | Penns Creek | Port Trevorton | Troxelville
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