Editing Forksville, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Redirect|Forksville|the Forksville meteorite of 1924|Meteorite falls}}
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'''Forksville''' is a [[List of municipalities in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania|borough]] in [[Sullivan County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 110 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=August 6, 2022}}</ref> It is the home of the 150-year-old Forksville General Store, down the road from the Sullivan County Fairgrounds, and near [[Worlds End State Park]]. The name comes from the [[confluence]] of [[Little Loyalsock Creek]] and [[Loyalsock Creek]] within the borough.<ref name = "Forksville Borough">{{Cite web|url=http://www.livingplaces.com/PA/Sullivan_County/Forksville_Borough.html|title = Forksville Borough, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania (PA)}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Forksville Covered Bridge]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> Forksville was first permanently settled by William Molyneaux, John Warren and Powell Bird. A [[sawmill]] was built in the Forksville area in 1810. Forksville was formed from [[Forks Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania|Forks Township]] in 1880.<ref name = "Forksville Borough"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 108
|1890= 191
|1900= 152
|1910= 109
|1920= 94
|1930= 105
|1940= 108
|1950= 145
|1960= 131
|1970= 158
|1980= 137
|1990= 160
|2000= 147
|2010= 145
|2020= 110
|estyear=2021
|estimate=111
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|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=11 December 2013}}</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>
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At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2011-05-14 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 145 people, 67 households, and 42 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|96.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 94 housing units at an average density of {{convert|62.4|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 94.5% White, 2.1% Black, 2.8% Native American, and 0.6% two or more races.

Of the 67 households, 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.3% of households were one person, and 16.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.60.
[[Image:Forksville General Store.jpg|thumb|left|Forksville General Store near Worlds End State Park.]]
In the borough the population was spread out, with 13.1% under the age of 18, 66.2% from 18 to 64, and 20.7% 65 or older. The median age was 45.5 years.

The median household income was $26,625 and the median family income was $31,563. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $13,943. There were 19.1% of families and 22.1% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 36.4% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Forksville Borough is protected by the Forksville Volunteer Fire Company.

==Notable person==
[[Red Grange]], [[College Football Hall of Fame|College]] and [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]r, was born in Forksville before moving to [[Wheaton, Illinois|Wheaton]], [[Illinois]], at age five. Grange is widely considered to be the first superstar of the [[National Football League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/29/obituaries/red-grange-football-hero-of-1920-s-dead-at-87.html|title=Red Grange, Football Hero of 1920s, Dead at 87|date=29 January 1991|work=The New York Times}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.sullivancountyfair.com/ Sullivan County Fair]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040212215339/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/worldsend.aspx Worlds End State Park]

{{Sullivan County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1794]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1880 establishments in Pennsylvania]]