Editing Oswayo, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Oswayo, Pennsylvania
| native_name              = 
| other_name               = 
| settlement_type          = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
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| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter]]
| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = 1820
| established_title2       = Incorporated (borough)
| established_date2        = 1901
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| population_total         = 134
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_density_sq_mi = 123.96
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| postal_code              = 16915
| area_code                = [[Area code 814|814]]
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'''Oswayo''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 133 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=17 July 2022}}</ref>

''Oswayo'' is a Native American name purported to mean "the pine forest".<ref>{{cite book|last=Espenshade|first=Abraham Howry|title=Pennsylvania Place Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012934249&view=1up&seq=5|year=1925|publisher=Evangelical Press|isbn=978-0-8063-0416-8|page=286}}</ref>

==Geography==
Oswayo is located at {{Coord|41|55|16|N|78|1|5|W|type:city}} (41.921171, -78.018160).<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 borough has a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Oswayo 1 ENE, Pennsylvania, 1991–2020 normals: 1710ft (521m)
|single line = Yes

| Jan record high F  =	65
| Feb record high F  =	71
| Mar record high F  =	77
| Apr record high F  =	88
| May record high F  =	92
| Jun record high F  =	94
| Jul record high F  =	102
| Aug record high F  =	92
| Sep record high F  =	94
| Oct record high F  =	84
| Nov record high F  =	76
| Dec record high F  =	67
| year record high F =	

|Jan avg record high F = 52.9
|Feb avg record high F = 53.3
|Mar avg record high F = 64.7
|Apr avg record high F = 79.0
|May avg record high F = 85.4
|Jun avg record high F = 87.5
|Jul avg record high F = 88.6
|Aug avg record high F = 87.0
|Sep avg record high F = 84.4
|Oct avg record high F = 76.8
|Nov avg record high F = 67.3
|Dec avg record high F = 55.6
|year avg record high F = 90.3

|Jan high F = 30.4
|Feb high F = 33.0
|Mar high F = 42.2
|Apr high F = 55.0
|May high F = 67.5
|Jun high F = 75.1
|Jul high F = 78.9
|Aug high F = 77.7
|Sep high F = 70.5
|Oct high F = 58.7
|Nov high F = 45.9
|Dec high F = 34.8
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 20.7
|Feb mean F = 22.3
|Mar mean F = 30.6
|Apr mean F = 42.1
|May mean F = 53.8
|Jun mean F = 62.5
|Jul mean F = 65.9
|Aug mean F = 64.6
|Sep mean F = 57.6
|Oct mean F = 46.9
|Nov mean F = 35.8
|Dec mean F = 26.9
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 10.9
|Feb low F = 11.6
|Mar low F = 19.0
|Apr low F = 29.2
|May low F = 40.1
|Jun low F = 49.9
|Jul low F = 52.9
|Aug low F = 51.5
|Sep low F = 44.8
|Oct low F = 35.0
|Nov low F = 25.7
|Dec low F = 19.0
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -13.7
|Feb avg record low F = -10.8
|Mar avg record low F = -2.4
|Apr avg record low F = 14.6
|May avg record low F = 24.9
|Jun avg record low F = 34.9
|Jul avg record low F = 40.5
|Aug avg record low F = 39.4
|Sep avg record low F = 32.0
|Oct avg record low F = 21.4
|Nov avg record low F = 10.0
|Dec avg record low F = -0.4
|year avg record low F = -15.6

| Jan record low F  = -26
| Feb record low F  = -32
| Mar record low F  = -21
| Apr record low F  = 6
| May record low F  = 21
| Jun record low F  = 29
| Jul record low F  = 34
| Aug record low F  = 36
| Sep record low F  = 23
| Oct record low F  = 16
| Nov record low F  = -6
| Dec record low F  = -15
| year record low F =	

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.90
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.15
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.96
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.72
|May precipitation inch = 3.66
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.37
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.62
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.15
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.28
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.01
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.24
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.08
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 14.10
|Feb snow inch = 12.30
|Mar snow inch = 11.30
|Apr snow inch = 1.90
|May snow inch = 0.20
|Jun snow inch = 0.00
|Jul snow inch = 0.00
|Aug snow inch = 0.00
|Sep snow inch = 0.00
|Oct snow inch = 0.70
|Nov snow inch = 5.10
|Dec snow inch = 14.70
|year snow inch =

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA1>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00366649&format=pdf
|title = Oswayo 1 ENE, Pennsylvania 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = December 13, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS (temp records & monthly max/mins)<ref name = XMACIS>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = December 13, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==History==
Oswayo was incorporated on January 8, 1901 and named for the Township. The Oswayo Valley had one of the best white pine stands in Pennsylvania. The name is the English derivative of the Seneca word "O-sa-ayeh", meaning pine forest. The whole of the valley was a vast pine forest of trees standing so close that it was impossible for underbrush to grow. Some of the trees reached heights of between 100 and 150 feet with the lowest branches 50 to 75 feet above the ground. The nucleus of the town had been well established in the days before the Civil War. Early settlers earned their living harvesting white pine. Many of the logs were splashed out on the high waters in the spring of the year. The cities along the Ohio often specified "Oswayo White Pine" because of its quality.

The village was first called Brindleville, but the name was changed when the post office was established in the 1840s.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} During early years, the village contained two sawmills and shingle mills and several small shops which catered to local business. Several doctors and attorneys were also located here. The first large tannery to begin operation in the county began tanning here in 1877. It was sold to P.H.. Costello Company in 1879. The tannery was destroyed by fire on June 20, 1903. At that time, it was owned by the Penn Tanning Company. From 1894 to the 1930s, the town was served by the New York & Pennsylvania Railroad. The borough probably peaked in population at the time of incorporation with about 1000 people. By 1910, the Census showed only 382 residents. The loss of the tannery and several other lumber related business had rapidly taken its toll. By 1920, the Census showed only 209 residents. Today agriculture remains important and there are a few loggers in the region.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} A state Fish Cultural Station, located above the village, raises trout for stocking in streams throughout the State.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 321
|1910= 382
|1920= 209
|1930= 133
|1940= 175
|1950= 167
|1960= 162
|1970= 195
|1980= 183
|1990= 156
|2000= 159
|2010= 139
|2020= 133
|estyear=2021
|estimate=132
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 159 people, 52 households, and 42 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|144.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 71 housing units at an average density of {{convert|64.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.63% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 52 households, out of which 44.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.48.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $30,625. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $24,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $12,018. About 14.3% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.5% of those sixty five or over.

==References==
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{{Potter County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1820]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Potter County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1901 establishments in Pennsylvania]]