Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania
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Pine Grove Mills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,141 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Pine Grove Mills is located at (40.735391, -77.884043)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.3 km²), all of it land.
Pine Grove Mills is south of State College at the intersection of State Highways 26 and 45.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,141 people, 464 households, and 320 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 262.6 people per square mile (101.3/km²). There were 489 housing units at an average density of 112.5/sq mi (43.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.63% White, 0.44% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.
There were 464 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,321, and the median income for a family was $63,375. Males had a median income of $32,407 versus $35,690 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,822. None of the families and 3.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 5.0% of those over 64.
[edit] History
Thomas Ferguson, who, in 1791, bought 321 acres of land for 300 pounds in gold and silver coins, is credited with founding Pine Grove Mills. In 1800, he dammed Slab Cabin Run and built the first of the mills that would eventually give the town its name. According to local tradition, a grove of pine trees separating two of the early mills along the run, provided the rest of the name.
John Patton Jr., son of Centre Furnace ironmaster Col. John Patton, laid out the town of Pattonville at the east end of Pine Grove Mills in 1815 and the entire village went by Pattonville for a time [3].
The post office, founded in 1809, was continually known as the Pine Grove Mills post office, however, and the town eventually reverted to the original name. [4]
In the early 1990's Pine Grove Mills had an increase in gang related violence, like much of the United States. Gangs from Philadelphia and Harrisburg migrated to the Centre County region, especially Pine Grove Mills, due to its lack of strong law enforcement. Although much of the violence has decreased due to an increase in Police it is still considered dangerous and heavily populated by gangs. The main crimes are drug smuggling between major cities in Pennsylvania and illegal importation of firearms specifically from Russia and other Eastern European countries. Gang on gang violence seems to cause the major problems in the town as far as death and weapon related violence go. Gangs from Boalsburg, mainly the Russian Boalas, fight with Pine Grove Gangs, such as Street 45 and Grove Street. All gangs have specific colors and hand symbols to identify themselves, which poses a danger for innocent bystanders. Also, affiliations with the Bloods and Crips cause further separation and confrontation. Recently, there has been an increase in stolen cars and vandalized cars, specifically high performance Japanese and Luxury European Sedans. Authorities are unsure how fare they have penetrated the government and Police departments. Overall, these gangs are extremely dangerous and pose a major threat to the citizens of Pine Grove Mills.
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Pomeroy's 1874 Atlas
- ^ www.fergusontwplions.org/index_003.htm
[edit] External links
- Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania is at coordinates Coordinates:
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