Editing Le Raysville, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Le Raysville''' is a borough in [[Bradford County, Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]]. The population was 290 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=September 1, 2022}}</ref>

==History==
A post office called Le Raysville was established in 1827.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=PA&county=Bradford | title=Bradford County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=14 June 2015}}</ref> The borough was named for James Le Ray de Chaumont, a Frenchman-turned American citizen who purchased 80,000 acres in eastern Bradford County.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n184 185]}}</ref>

==Geography==
Le Raysville is located in eastern Bradford County at {{coord|41|50|16|N|76|10|49|W|type:city}} (41.837698, -76.180393).<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 [[Pike Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Pike Township]] but separate from it. According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|2.7|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4242824| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204344/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4242824| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Le Raysville borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 13, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 284
|1880= 324
|1890= 374
|1900= 375
|1910= 326
|1920= 253
|1930= 298
|1940= 344
|1950= 310
|1960= 371
|1970= 346
|1980= 356
|1990= 336
|2000= 318
|2010= 290
|2020= 290
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|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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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 318 people, 111 households, and 86 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|400.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 120 housing units at an average density of {{convert|150.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.06% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.94% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 111 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.9% 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 2.86 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $37,292, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $14,802. About 13.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.
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Dille Parish UCC LeRaysville PA.jpg|United Church of Christ
USPO LeRaysville PA 18829.jpg |Post office
Former LeRaysville Pike School Q.jpg |Former school
House LeRaysville BradCo PA.jpg |House
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==Notable people==
* [[Mary Alderson Chandler Atherton]] (1849–1934), American educator and textbook author

==References==
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{{Bradford County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1790]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Bradford County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1863 establishments in Pennsylvania]]