Editing Orbisonia, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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|official_name = Orbisonia, Pennsylvania
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|settlement_type = Borough
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|image_skyline = East Broad Top 15.jpg
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|map_caption = Location of Orbisonia in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
|image_caption = The [[East Broad Top Railroad]] ran through Orbisonia, 1986
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]]
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|government_type = Borough Council
|leader_title = Mayor 
|leader_name = Linda Clark{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
|leader_title1 = Borough President 
|leader_name1 =  Stephen E Scott{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total = 449
|population_density_km2 = 1776.17
|population_density_sq_mi = 4581.63
|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code = 17243
|area_code = [[Area code 814|814]]
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|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-56928
|blank1_name  = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS feature ID]]
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|footnotes = '''Local phone exchanges:''' 447, 448
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'''Orbisonia''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 428 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4256928| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Orbisonia borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=January 22, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213110526/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4256928| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Orbisonia Keystone Marker.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|[[Keystone markers|Keystone marker]] on Croghan Pike ([[U.S. Route 522 in Pennsylvania|US&nbsp;522]]) in Orbisonia, July 2016]]
Orbisonia is located in southeastern Huntingdon County on the northeastern side of [[Blacklog Creek]], a tributary of [[Aughwick Creek]] and part of the [[Juniata River]] watershed. Orbisonia is bordered to the southwest by [[Rockhill, Pennsylvania|Rockhill]], across Blacklog Creek. Blacklog Mountain overlooks the borough to the east.

[[U.S. Route 522]] passes through Orbisonia, leading north {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Mount Union, Pennsylvania|Mount Union]] and south {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Shade Gap, Pennsylvania|Shade Gap]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Orbisonia has a total area of {{convert|0.25|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1860= 188
|1870= 177
|1880= 766
|1890= 963
|1900= 653
|1910= 618
|1920= 682
|1930= 741
|1940= 729
|1950= 648
|1960= 643
|1970= 554
|1980= 506
|1990= 447
|2000= 425
|2010= 428
|2020= 449
|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=June 11, 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 [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 425 people, 198 households, and 109 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|4,790.2|PD/sqmi}}. There were 217 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,445.8|/sqmi}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 99.06% White, 0.24% African American, 0.24% Native American, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47%.<ref name="GR2" />

There were 198 households, 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.9% were non-families. 44.4% of households were made up of individuals, and 29.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.

The median household income was $25,000 and the median family income  was $38,333. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,911. About 5.8% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over.
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==Public services==
===Emergency services===
* Orbisonia and Rockhill Volunteer Fire Company

===Health care===
* Southern Huntingdon County Medical Center

===Postal services===
* Orbisonia Post Office

==Non-profit organizations==
* Orbisonia [[Lions Clubs International|Lions Club]]
* Orbisonia Food Pantry

==See also==
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* [[List of boroughs in Pennsylvania]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
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{{Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1850]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1850 establishments in Pennsylvania]]