Editing Rices Landing, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Rices Landing, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type          = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
| image_skyline            = W.A. Young & Sons Foundry & Machine Shop.jpg
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| image_caption            = Former [[foundry]] in Rices Landing
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| map_caption              = Location of Rices Landing in [[Greene County, Pennsylvania]] (left) and of Greene County in [[Pennsylvania]] (right)
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| coordinates              = {{coord|39|56|47|N|79|59|36|W|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2        = County
| subdivision_name2        = [[Greene County, Pennsylvania|Greene]]
| established_title        = Established
| established_date         = 1903
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| leader_party             = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Scott A. Durr
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 2.36
| area_land_km2            = 2.06
| area_water_km2           = 0.30
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| elevation_ft             = 971
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023">{{cite web |author=US Census Bureau |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |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=December 31, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
| population_total         = 420 {{decrease}}
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_km2   = 206.11
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| timezone1                = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset1              = -4
| timezone1_DST            = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST          = -5
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code              = 15357
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| area_code                = [[Area code 724|724]]
| blank_name_sec1          = [[FIPS code]]
| blank_info_sec1          = 42-64432
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| pop_est_as_of            = 2023
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| population_est           = 400
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.91
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.79
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.12
| population_density_sq_mi = 534.01
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 42-059-64432
| governing_body           = Rices Landing Borough Council
| leader_title1            = Borough Tax Collector
| leader_name1             = Kimberly Kim Provance
[[Republican Party (United States)|(Republican)]]
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'''Rices Landing''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Greene County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 420 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>

==Geography==
Rices Landing is located in northeastern Greene County at {{coord|39|56|47|N|79|59|36|W|type:city}} (39.946282, -79.993295),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> on the south (west) bank of the [[Monongahela River]] at the mouth of Pumpkin Run. It is bordered to the southeast by [[Cumberland Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland Township]], to the southwest and west by [[Jefferson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson Township]], and to the north, across the Monongahela, by [[Luzerne Township, Pennsylvania|Luzerne Township]] in [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Fayette County]]. The closest road crossings of the Monongahela are the [[Mon–Fayette Expressway Bridge]] ([[Pennsylvania Route 43]]) {{convert|11|mi}} by road to the north, and the [[Masontown Bridge]] ([[Pennsylvania Route 21]]) {{convert|9|mi|0}} to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough of Rices Landing has a total area of {{convert|2.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|2.1|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 12.86%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4264432| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rices Landing borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=January 27, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 116
|1910= 671
|1920= 883
|1930= 977
|1940= 962
|1950= 796
|1960= 693
|1970= 473
|1980= 516
|1990= 457
|2000= 443
|2010= 463
|2020= 420
|estyear=2023
|estimate=400
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
|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=June 11, 2013}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 463 people, 179 households, and 126 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|574.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 190 housing units at an average density of {{convert|246.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.42% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.68% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.90% from two or more races.

There were 179 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $34,306, and the median income for a family was $39,792. Males had a median income of $28,646 versus $20,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $17,775. About 5.7% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

== History==
Rices Landing is a small rural town located along the western bank of the Monongahela River, approximately {{convert|50|mi}} south of [[Pittsburgh]]. One of the first visitors to the area was [[George Washington]]. Tale has it that in 1755, while he was traveling to [[Fort Duquesne]], he and his men camped in this area, just across from [[Pumpkin Run (Monongahela River tributary)|Pumpkin Run]] on the other side of the river after he crossed.

In 1786, John Rice purchased land on the east side of Enoch's Run, and at about the same time, Abijah McClain purchased land on the west side. John Rice named the community he built "Rices Landing", while Abijah McClain called his settlement "Newport". In 1801, Benjamin Franklin mapped out the area and combined the two communities under the name "Rices Landing". Enoch's Run was renamed "Swan Run" before it eventually took the name it holds today, Pumpkin Run.

Rices Landing officially incorporated in April 1903. The availability of valuable resources such as trees, clay, sand, coal and transportation allowed the community to thrive. Shops, trading posts, taverns, and other businesses once lined its busy streets. It was so prosperous that it was regarded as the "Gateway to [[Western Pennsylvania]]" by frontier settlers.

Although things have quieted today, the residents still see their community as a charming and respectable community that was once the talk of the frontier world.<ref>From the Rices Landing Centennial Celebration guide, 2003</ref>

Rices Landing is the former home of US Olympic wrestler and four-time state champion [[Cary Kolat]]. Kolat attended Jefferson-Morgan High School. He is known as being one of the best wrestlers in history, going 137–0 in high school and 111–7 in college. Kolat won many international medals and competed in the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney Olympics]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}}

[[File: RicesLandingPA.JPG|thumb|left|250px|View from the Green River Trail]]
Established in 1903, Rices Landing is a town rich in tradition. The center of industry in Rices Landing during the First and Second World Wars was the W. A. Young and Sons Foundry and Machine Shop, which is still in existence. The [[foundry]] was used to make many different items for the war effort and will undergo construction in the coming year. The town was in the heart of the steel industry, with many coal mines located in and around the town. Many of these mines and industry are no longer around. Rices Landing is home to Pumpkin Run Park, which is owned and maintained by the borough. The park opens on Memorial Day and closes on Labor Day. Located in the downtown area is the Greene River Bike and Walking Trail, which is a continuing project that reaches from [[Fredericktown, Pennsylvania|Fredericktown]] to [[Crucible, Pennsylvania|Crucible]].

The [[Rice's Landing Historic District]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1992.

==Government==
Rices Landing's local government is made up of five council members and the mayor of the town. Council members Mark L. Teegarden, Sr. (President), William M. Kozich, and Brennan Kozich.

==Education==
Some of Rices Landing is a part of the [[Jefferson-Morgan School District]], which is located on 1334 Jefferson Road in [[Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson]]. The small, rural school offers one-on-one experience between students and teachers. Jefferson-Morgan consists of two schools:  an elementary school ranging from grades K-6, and a middle and high school combined. The school colors are orange and black. In 2005, Jefferson-Morgan launched the campaign, "Classrooms for the future," which focuses on bringing technology to the classroom. The campaign allows teachers to use technology as a teaching tool to better prepare students for the real world.

The other part of Rice's Landing is part of the Carmichaels Area School District.

==References==
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{{Greene County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1903]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Greene County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania populated places on the Monongahela River]]
[[Category:1903 establishments in Pennsylvania]]