Editing Petersburg, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Petersburg, Pennsylvania
|settlement_type = Borough
|image_skyline = Petersburg, PA town hall, Aug. 2024.jpg
|imagesize = 
|image_caption = Town hall
|image_flag = 
|flag_size = 
|image_map = File:Huntingdon County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Petersburg Highlighted.svg
|map_caption = Location of Petersburg in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
|pushpin_map = Pennsylvania#USA
|pushpin_label = Petersburg
|pushpin_label_position = left
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|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]]
|government_footnotes = 
|government_type = Borough Council
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = 
|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 
|unit_pref  = [[Imperial units|Imperial]]
|area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='42'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 16, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 0.86
|area_land_km2 = 0.86
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.33
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.33
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes = <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>
|population_note = 
|population_total = 419
|population_density_km2 = 486.30
|population_density_sq_mi = 1258.26
|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|coordinates   = {{coord|40|34|21|N|78|03|02|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft = 663
|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code = 16669
|area_code = [[Area code 814|814]]
|website = 
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-59616
|blank1_name  = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS feature ID]]
|blank1_info  = 1215276<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1215276}}</ref>
|footnotes = '''Local phone exchanges:''' 669
}}
'''Petersburg''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It was a stop on the former [[Main Line (Pennsylvania Railroad)|Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line]] between [[Tyrone, Pennsylvania|Tyrone]] and [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]] and the junction point for the Petersburg Branch. The population was 480 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4259616| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Petersburg borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=January 22, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213100920/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4259616| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Petersburg is located in northern Huntingdon County on the east side of [[Shaver Creek (Pennsylvania)|Shaver Creek]] where it joins the [[Juniata River]], just east of that river's source at the [[confluence]] of the [[Little Juniata River]] and the [[Frankstown Branch Juniata River|Frankstown Branch]].

[[Pennsylvania Route 305]] passes through Petersburg, leading northeast {{convert|19|mi}} to [[Greenwood Furnace State Park]] and west {{convert|3|mi|0}} to [[Alexandria, Pennsylvania|Alexandria]]. [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|9|mi|0}} to the south via local roads.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.86|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
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USPO Petersburg, PA 16669.jpg|Post office
American Legion Petersburg PA.jpg|American Legion Post
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1810= 194
|1820= 188
|1840= 196
|1850= 264
|1860= 334
|1870= 381
|1880= 381
|1890= 555
|1900= 781
|1910= 705
|1920= 691
|1930= 627
|1940= 638
|1950= 621
|1960= 552
|1970= 555
|1980= 543
|1990= 469
|2000= 445
|2010= 482
|2020= 419
|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|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=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|accessdate=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=11 June 2013}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 455 people, 177 households, and 132 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,182.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 193 housing units at an average density of {{convert|501.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.56% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.22% from two or more races.

There were 177 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $34,013, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $17,292 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $16,141. About 3.7% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1795]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1795 establishments in Pennsylvania]]