Editing Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
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|motto                    = Proud of our past! Planning our Future!

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'''Pine Grove Mills''' is an unincorporated community, [[village (Pennsylvania)|village]], and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Ferguson Township]], [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of the [[State College, Pennsylvania]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 1,481 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==
Pine Grove Mills is located in southern Centre County at {{coord|40|44|7|N|77|53|3|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline}} (40.735391, -77.884043),<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> near the southern border of Ferguson Township, which is the Centre County/[[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon County]] line. The town is in the [[Nittany Valley]] at the base of [[Tussey Mountain]] (often called Pine Grove Mountain by residents), a long ridge that in part forms the southern edge of the valley.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.49|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-40.pdf|title= Pennsylvania 2010: Population and Housing Unit Counts|access-date=2023-03-04}}</ref>

Pine Grove Mills is {{convert|5|mi|0}} south of [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] at the intersection of State Highways [[Pennsylvania Route 26|26]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 45|45]]. PA 26 turns south to cross Tussey Mountain into Huntingdon County, while PA 45 continues southwest in the valley, also entering Huntingdon County.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 1030
|1990= 1129
|2000= 1141
|2010= 1502
|2020= 1481
|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 1,502 people, 595 households, and 403 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|353.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 639 housing units at an average density of 150.5/sq mi (58.1/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.1% of the population.

There were 595 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,708, and the median income for a family was $58,750.  The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $27,494. None of the families and 3.1% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 5.0% of those over 65.

==History==
Thomas Ferguson, who, in 1791, bought {{convert|321|acre|km2}} of land for 300 pounds in gold and silver coins, is credited with founding Pine Grove Mills. In 1800, he dammed [[Slab Cabin Run]] and built the first of the mills that would eventually give the town its name. According to local tradition, a grove of pine trees separating the [[sawmill]] from the [[gristmill]] along the run provided the rest of the name.

John Patton Jr., son of Centre Furnace ironmaster Col. John Patton, laid out the town of Pattonville at the east end of Pine Grove Mills in 1815, and the entire village went by Pattonville for a time.<ref>Pomeroy's 1874 Atlas</ref>

The post office, founded in 1809, was continually known as the Pine Grove Mills post office, however, and the town eventually reverted to the original name.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fergusontwplions.org/index_003.htm |title=Our Town & Our Club |access-date=2014-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515090737/http://www.fergusontwplions.org/index_003.htm |archive-date=2008-05-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The village celebrated its bicentennial in 2001. This included the publication of a book.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/53253982?oclcNum=53253982 |title=Pine Grove Mills : history of a hometown, 1801-2001 |access-date=2023-03-04}}</ref>

In June 2018, a [[farmers market]] began in the parking lot of St Paul Lutheran Church.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pgmfarmersmarket.com |title=Pine Grove Mills Farmers Market |access-date=2023-03-04}}</ref>

Beginning in 2018, the Centre Region Planning Agency, a department of the [[Centre Region Council of Governments]], led the development of a [[small area plan]] alongside residents and [[Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Ferguson Township]] staff. On November 4, 2019, the Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors approved and adopted the plan. Early in 2020, the Board of Supervisors voted to create a standing committee to provide advice and recommendations on the implementation of the plan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.twp.ferguson.pa.us/planning-zoning/pages/pine-grove-mills-small-area-plan |title=Pine Grove Mills Small Area Plan |access-date=2023-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304205702/https://www.twp.ferguson.pa.us/planning-zoning/pages/pine-grove-mills-small-area-plan |archive-date=2023-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.twp.ferguson.pa.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif576/f/uploads/2019_12_23_pgm_sap_jlw.pdf |title=Final Pine Grove Mills Small Area Plan |access-date=2023-03-04}}</ref>

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Centre County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania]]