Editing Spartansburg, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
Spartansburg is located near the northeast corner of Crawford County at {{coord|41|49|19|N|79|41|9|W|type:city}} (41.821980, -79.685957).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is surrounded by [[Sparta Township, Pennsylvania|Sparta Township]], a separate municipality.

[[Pennsylvania Route 77|Route 77]] passes through the center of the borough, leading northeast {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Corry, Pennsylvania|Corry]] and southwest {{convert|28|mi}} to [[Meadville, Pennsylvania|Meadville]], the Crawford County seat.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.83|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|1.76|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.08|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 4.23%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Natural Features===
Spartansburg Borough is located on the glaciated plateau of northwestern Pennsylvania.  The borough is drained by [[East Branch Oil Creek (Oil Creek tributary)|East Branch Oil Creek]], which begins at the outlet of Clear Lake, an impoundment of [[Patrick Run (East Branch Oil Creek tributary)|Patrick Run]] and [[Stranahan Run (East Branch Oil Creek tributary)|Stranahan Run]].  The lowest elevation in Spartansburg is {{convert|1,430|ft|abbr=on}} where East Branch Oil Creek flows south out of the borough.  The highest elevation is {{convert|1,640|ft|abbr=on}} at the southeastern corner of the borough.<ref name="USGSTopoview"/>