Editing Mainville, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|name                     = Mainville, Pennsylvania
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|population_total         = 134
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'''Mainville''' is a [[census-designated place]] in [[Columbia County, Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]]. The [[population]] was 134 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Mainville_CDP,_Pennsylvania?g=160XX00US4246720 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is part of the [[Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area]].

==History==
A [[gristmill]] was built in the Mainville area in 1814.<ref name="Maine Twp">{{cite web |title=Chapter XVIII - Maine Township |date=2010 |series=History of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania |website=Columbia County Genealogy Project |url=http://www.pa-roots.com/columbia/history/chapter18.html |access-date=2017-10-06}}</ref> The [[Catawissa, Williamsport and Erie Railroad]], later part of the [[Reading Company|Reading Railroad]], was built through Mainville in the 1850s,<ref name="Heydinger">{{Cite journal |last=Heydinger |first=Earl J. |date=April 1963 |title=Group VI: The Little Schuylkill: The E. M.; L. S. & S.; Catawissa; T. H. & N.; D. S. & S. |series=Railroads of the First and Second Anthracite Coal Fields of Pennsylvania |journal=[[Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin]] |volume=108 |issue=108 |pages=19–28 |jstor=43518064 |url=http://himedo.net/TheHopkinThomasProject/CoalFireIronSteel/Appendices/HeydingerSegments/HeydingerSeg6.htm}}</ref> followed by the [[Danville, Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre Railroad]] (later acquired by the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]) in the early 1870s.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Coleman |first=Lyman |url= http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa&cc=moa&sid=95e3f6e828e116b80d4cccd93c806bc1&view=text&rgn=main&idno=AFK3975.0001.001 |title=Guide-book of the Lehigh Valley Railroad and Its Several Branches and Connections |date=1873 |publisher=J. B. Lippincott & Co. |location=Philadelphia}}</ref> The first churches in Mainville were built in 1813 and 1832.<ref name="Maine Twp" />

==Geography==
Mainville is located south of the center of Columbia County at {{coord|40.978855|-76.376629|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}} (40.978855, -76.376629).<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> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.93|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|1.91|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.06%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Mainville CDP, Pennsylvania |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4246720 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213052754/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4246720 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=June 1, 2015 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref> Mainville is bordered by [[Catawissa Creek]] to the west, just north of its [[water gap]] between [[Catawissa Mountain]] to the west and [[Nescopeck Mountain]] to the east. [[Pennsylvania Route 339]] serves Mainville, leading {{convert|5|mi|0}} northeast to [[Mifflinville, Pennsylvania|Mifflinville]] and [[Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 80]], and south {{convert|21|mi}} up the Catawissa Creek valley and over Locust Mountain to [[Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania|Mahanoy City]]. [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania|Bloomsburg]], the Columbia County seat, is {{convert|5|mi|0}} to the northwest via Mainville Road.<ref>maps.google.com</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 134
|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 132 people living in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|172.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. In 2000, there were 38 housing units at an average density of {{convert|78.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 37 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.67.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.1% under the age of 18, 15.7% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,750, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $22,917 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $15,303. There were no families and 7.7% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==Education==
The school district is [[Bloomsburg Area School District]]<!--UNI 03840-->.<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>

==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]]