Editing Falls Creek, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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 | population_total         = 1036
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'''Falls Creek''' ({{IPAc-en|f|ɑː|l|s| |k|r|ɪ|k|}})({{IPAc-en|f|ɑː|l|z| |k|r|iː|k|}}) is a borough located in [[Jefferson County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson]] and [[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield]] Counties, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,036 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4225136| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2020 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Falls Creek borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=May 1, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150501151630/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4225136| archive-date=May 1, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
Falls Creek was [[plat]]ted in 1891, and incorporated in 1900 from part of [[Washington Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania|Washington Township, Jefferson County]].<ref>{{cite book|last=McKnight|first=William James|title=Historical|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q8wwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA471|year=1917|publisher=J.H. Beers|page=471}}</ref> The borough is named for the nearby waterway of the same name.

In 1924, the borough annexed a tract in Clearfield County.<ref>{{cite court
|litigants=Ordinance + plot of annexation of land of Clearfield County to Boro of Fall Creek
|vol=20
|reporter=Quarter Sessions Docket
|opinion=426
|pinpoint=No. 14, February Sessions, 1925
|court=Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
|date=1924-12-27
}}</ref> The borough was situated in both counties until 2025, when the portion in Clearfield County was annexed to Jefferson County.<ref>{{cite news |last=Slaughter|first=Patti|date=2024-11-01|title=Jefferson County OKs gaining all of Falls Creek Borough|url=https://www.theprogressnews.com/news/jefferson-county-oks-gaining-all-of-falls-creek-borough/article_7c729324-97cb-11ef-8acd-e7a9b57156ec.html|work=The Progress|location=Clearfield, Pa.|access-date=2024-12-31}}</ref>

==Geography==
Falls Creek is located in eastern Jefferson County at {{coord|41|8|37|N|78|48|12|W|type:city}} (41.143688, -78.803252);.<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> Most of the borough is located between Falls Creek to the north and [[Sandy Lick Creek]] to the south, into which Falls Creek flows. The creeks are part of the [[Redbank Creek (Pennsylvania)|Redbank Creek]] watershed, draining west to the [[Allegheny River]].

[[Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 80]] and [[U.S. Route 219 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 219]] intersect just northeast of the borough limits. I-80 leads east {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Clearfield, Pennsylvania|Clearfield]] and west {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Brookville, Pennsylvania|Brookville]], while US-219 leads southeast {{convert|3|mi|0}} into [[DuBois, Pennsylvania|DuBois]] and north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Brockway, Pennsylvania|Brockway]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 830]] passes through the center of Falls Creek as Main Street and Washington Avenue, while [[Pennsylvania Route 950]] heads out of the center of town as 3rd Street, leading {{convert|7|mi|0}} southwest to [[Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania|Reynoldsville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough of Falls Creek has a total area of {{convert|2.43|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 0.48%, is covered with water.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 1204
|1920= 1364
|1930= 1231
|1940= 1344
|1950= 1191
|1960= 1258
|1970= 1255
|1980= 1208
|1990= 1087
|2000= 983
|2010= 1037
|2020= 1036
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 983 people, 414 households, and 274 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,030.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 445 housing units at an average density of {{convert|466.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.08% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.61% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.20% of the population.

There were 414 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,455, and the median income for a family was $39,219. Males had a median income of $33,417 versus $19,732 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $16,410. About 7.0% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
[[DuBois Regional Airport]] is located in Jefferson County's [[Washington Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania|Washington Township]], {{convert|6|mi|0}} northwest of Falls Creek.<ref name="Map">"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=06000US4206581264&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Washington township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606025118/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=06000US4206581264&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |date=2011-06-06 }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on February 14, 2010.</ref><ref name="FI">"World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. March 22–28, 1995. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1995/1995%20-%200750.html?search=%22Continental%20Airlines%22 65].</ref>

==See also==
*[[Appalachia]]
*[[Western Pennsylvania English]]

==References==
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{{Jefferson County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1891]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1848 establishments in Pennsylvania]]