Editing Jonestown, Columbia County, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Jonestown''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Columbia County, Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]]. The population was 115 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Jonestown_CDP,_Pennsylvania?g=160XX00US4238392 |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is part of the [[Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area]].

==History==
Jonestown was established by Benjamin Jones in 1809, when he built a [[sawmill]] in the community, followed by a [[gristmill]] in 1811. The gristmill was used until 1968. A path between [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] and [[Muncy, Pennsylvania|Muncy]] once passed through Jonestown.<ref name = "annals">{{cite book| title=Historical and Biographical Annals of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania, Containing a Concise History of the Two Counties and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families ...| date=1915| publisher=J. H. Beers & Company| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jEkVAAAAYAAJ| access-date=2014-11-15}}</ref>

Historically, the [[Susquehanna and Tioga Turnpike]] passed through Jonestown.<ref name = "Google maps">{{cite web| url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Jonestown,%20Columbia,%20PA| title=Jonestown, PA - Google Maps| publisher=Google Maps| access-date=2014-11-15}}</ref><ref name="pa-roots">{{cite web| url=http://www.pa-roots.com/columbia/history/chapter10.html| title=Chapter X, Fishingcreek Township, History of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania| publisher=pa-roots.com| access-date=2014-11-15}}</ref> As of 1915, there was a hotel in Jonestown.<ref name = "annals"/>

==Geography==
Jonestown is located in northeastern Columbia County at {{coord|41|7|36|N|76|18|9|W|region:US_type:city}} (41.126639, -76.302364),<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> at the foot of the north side of Huntington Mountain (also known as [[Knob Mountain]]). It is in southeastern [[Fishing Creek Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania|Fishing Creek Township]], on both sides of [[Huntington Creek (Pennsylvania)|Huntington Creek]], which runs southwest along the foot of Knob Mountain to join [[Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)|Fishing Creek]], which in turn flows to the [[Susquehanna River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Jonestown CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.0|km2|order=flip|1}}, of which {{convert|0.95|sqkm|order=flip|2}} is land and {{convert|0.06|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 5.49%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4238392| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Jonestown CDP, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=May 28, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213090220/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4238392| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 115
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the census<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> of 2010, there were 64 people, 28 households, and 19 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|213.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 36 housing units at an average density of {{convert|120|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 28 households, out of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.74.<ref name="factfinder2.census.gov">{{cite web |title=American FactFinder - Results |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190521214830/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |archive-date=2019-05-21 |access-date=2014-11-15 |publisher=factfinder2.census.gov}}</ref>

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.7% age 19 and under, 1.6% from 20 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 36.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.9 males. The population was composed of 44.8% males and 56.3% females.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $42,143. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $7,878. There were no families and 4.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 0.0% of those over 64.<ref name="census">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213253/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|title=American FactFinder - Results|publisher=factfinder2.census.gov|access-date=2014-11-15}}</ref>

==Education==
The school district is [[Benton Area School District]]<!--UNI 03390-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42037_columbia/DC20SD_C42037.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Columbia County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-13}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42037_columbia/DC20SD_C42037_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> The district's schools are L.R. Appleman Elementary School and [[Benton Middle-Senior High School]].

==References==
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{{Columbia County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Bloomsburg–Berwick metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Columbia County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania]]