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{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = |name = Philipsburg, Pennsylvania |nickname = |settlement_type = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]] |motto = |image_skyline = Philipsburg, Pennsylvania.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = 200 block of Presqueisle Street, Philipsburg |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = File:Centre County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Philipsburg Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = Location of Philipsburg in [[Centre County, Pennsylvania]]. |image_map1 = Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Centre County.svg |mapsize1 = 175px |map_caption1 = Map showing Centre County in [[Pennsylvania]]. |pushpin_map = Pennsylvania#USA |pushpin_label = Philipsburg |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = |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 = [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre]] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = Settled |established_date = 1797 |established_title2 = Incorporated (borough) |established_date2 = 1864 |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = 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|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 2.28 |area_land_km2 = 2.26 |area_water_km2 = 0.03 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.88 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.87 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.01 |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_est = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_total = 2789 |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|access-date=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref> |population_density_km2 = 1235.43 |population_density_sq_mi = 3198.39 |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|40|53|42|N|78|13|09|W|region:US-PA|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 1437 |postal_code_type = [[Zip Code]] |postal_code = 16866 |area_code = [[Area code 814|814]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 42-60008 |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 1215059 |website = {{URL|www.philipsburgborough.com}} |footnotes = }} '''Philipsburg''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It is located at {{coord|40|53|42|N|78|13|09|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} (40.895, -78.2193).<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 part of the [[State College, Pennsylvania]] [[metropolitan statistical area]]. The borough's population was 2,770 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of 0.8 square mile (2.1 km<sup>2</sup>), all land. Major roads which pass through the area are [[U.S. Route 322 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 322]] and PA Routes [[Pennsylvania Route 53|53]], [[Pennsylvania Route 350|350]], and [[Pennsylvania Route 504|504]]. ==History== ===Indigenous Peoples=== [[Paleo-Indians|The first inhabitants]] of the Philipsburg area came towards the end of the [[last glacial period]]. They lived a [[nomad]]ic [[hunter-gatherer]] lifestyle for thousands of years. The [[Seneca people]] were among the native inhabitants who began establishing settlements, farms, and trails throughout the surrounding valleys and water gaps. The [[Moshannon Creek]], which flows along Philipsburg and makes up the border between Centre and [[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield County]], derives its name from the Seneca word Mos’hanna’unk, meaning "elk river place".<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://centrehistory.org/article/black-moshannon-state-park/|title= Black Moshannon State Park|last= Risley|first= Ford|date= July 13, 2024|website= |publisher= Centre County Historical Society|quote=}}</ref> A small group of Seneca would continue to live in the area up until the [[Cornplanter Tract]] was established. The Cornplanter Tract, was the only native reservation within the state of Pennsylvania, before being destroyed by the construction of the [[Kinzua Dam#Displacements|Kinzua Dam]].<ref name="nofr">{{Cite web |url= https://centrehistory.org/twcb/|title= Those Who Came Before: The Archaeology of Centre County’s Native Americans|last= |first= |date= March 23, 2022|website= |publisher= Centre County Historical Society|access-date= |quote=}}</ref> ===Founding (1795-1864)=== From 1795 to 1796 Henry Philips purchased a larger tract of land covering parts of Centre, Clearfield, and [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria County]]. He offered plots of land east of the Moshannon Creek to the first twelve settlers. In 1812 the first screw mill in the United States was built in Philipsburg. The village was established as a borough on the 29th of November, 1864.<ref name="hpb">{{cite book |last= Row|first= S. B.|author-link= |date= 1903|title= History of Philipsburg|url= |location= |publisher= Grit Publishing Company|page= |isbn=}}</ref> ===Flooding=== In 1936 the Cold Stream Dam broke, flooding much of downtown Philipsburg.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://centrehistory.org/article/cold-stream-dam/|title= Cold Stream Dam|last= Risley|first= Ford|date= March 18, 2023|website= |publisher= Centre County Historical Society|quote=}}</ref> The borough also flooded in 2018<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/community/philipsburg/article218180955.html|title= Continued evacuations and flooding kept Philipsburg-Osceola area firefighters busy|last= Lauren|first= Muthler|date= September 11, 2018|website= |publisher= Centre Daily Times|quote=}}</ref> and 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.wtaj.com/news/local-news/flooding-reported-in-phillipsburg/|title= Flooding reported in Philipsburg|last= Rodgers|first= Kelsey|date= Jun 9, 2021|website= |publisher= WTAJ|quote=}}</ref> ===Historical landmarks=== Philipsburg is home to a number of sites of renovated historical interest, including the [[Rowland Theater]] (located on Front Street), the [[Union Church and Burial Ground]], also known as the "Mud" Church, on Presqueisle Street, the Simler House (on North Second St), and the [[Hardman Philips House]], located off Presqueisle Street near Ninth Street, thought to be a stop on the [[Underground Railroad]]. The Rowland Mansion on South Centre Street is the former home of U.S. Congressman [[Charles Hedding Rowland]]. The Philipsburg commercial district underwent a series of renovations including a $1 million street project to revitalize the main shopping district.<ref>{{Cite web | title=The best place to escape to in Pennsylvania. - Clearfield County | url=http://visitclearfieldcounty.org/fileadmin/Clearfield_County/Pdfs/PHILIPSBURG.pdf | access-date=2025-03-26 | website=visitclearfieldcounty.org}}</ref> The [[Philipsburg Historic District (Philipsburg, Pennsylvania)|Philipsburg Historic District]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1999.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> ==Demographics== [[File:Philipsburg, Pennsylvania borough hall.JPG|thumb|Philipsburg Borough Hall]] {{US Census population |1870= 1086 |1880= 1779 |1890= 3245 |1900= 3266 |1910= 3585 |1920= 3900 |1930= 3600 |1940= 3963 |1950= 3988 |1960= 3872 |1970= 3700 |1980= 3533 |1990= 3048 |2000= 3056 |2010= 2770 |2020= 2789 |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|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> }} As of the 2010 census, there were 2,770 people, 1,317 households, and 686 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|3,462.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,512 housing units at an average density of 1,890/sq mi (720/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]],1.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 1,317 households, out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.9% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.86. In the borough, the population was spread out, with 19.3% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $31,903, and the median income for a family was $42,433. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $23,675. 16.8% of the population and 11.0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.8% are under the age of 18 and 8.6% are 65 or older. ==Schools== The [[Philipsburg-Osceola School District]] is the [[school district]] that serves the Philipsburg and [[Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania|Osceola Mills]] area: * Philipsburg Elementary * Philipsburg-Osceola Area Middle School * Philipsburg-Osceola Area Senior High School * Osceola Mills Elementary ==Notable people== * [[Matt Adams]], professional baseball player - [[Colorado Rockies]], also played for [[St. Louis Cardinals]], [[Atlanta Braves]], and [[Washington Nationals]]. [[2019 World Series]] Champion with Nationals * [[Tim Bainey Jr.]], racing driver * [[Michael L. Hess]], physician - cardiologist * [[Jon Condo]], professional football player - [[Oakland Raiders]] * [[Ty Tyson]], sportscaster - [[Detroit Tigers]] * [[David Wilkerson]], minister, [[Teen Challenge]] ==References== <references /> ==External links== {{commons category|Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania}} * {{official website|http://www.philipsburgborough.com/}} * [http://www.philipsburgonline.com/ Philipsburg Online], area business directory {{Centre County, Pennsylvania}} {{authority control}} [[Category:1864 establishments in Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Boroughs in Centre County, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1797]]
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