Editing Rural Valley, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Rural Valley, Pennsylvania
|other_name = 
|native_name = 
|nickname = 
|settlement_type = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
|motto = 
<!-- images and maps ----------->
|image_skyline = Main Street, Rural Valley.jpg
|imagesize = 250px
|image_caption = Houses and churches on Main Street
|image_flag = 
|flag_size = 
|image_seal = 
|seal_size = 
|image_shield = 
|shield_size = 
|image_blank_emblem = 
|blank_emblem_size = 
|pushpin_map = Pennsylvania
|pushpin_label = Rural Valley
|pushpin_label_position = right<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
|pushpin_map_caption = 
|pushpin_mapsize = 
<!-- Location ------------------>
|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 = [[Armstrong County, Pennsylvania|Armstrong]]
|government_footnotes = 
|government_type = Borough Council
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = 
|leader_title1 = 
|leader_name1 = 
|leader_title2 = 
|leader_name2 = 
|leader_title3 = 
|leader_name3 = 
|leader_title4 = 
|leader_name4 = 
|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 
|area_magnitude = 
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref>{{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|access-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 5.47
|area_land_km2 = 5.47
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi = 2.11
|area_land_sq_mi = 2.11
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|area_water_percent = 
|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes = 
|population_note = 
|population_total = 826
|population_density_km2 = 148.86
|population_density_sq_mi = 385.60
|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|coordinates = {{coord|40|47|55|N|79|18|57|W|region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_footnotes = 
|elevation_m = 
|elevation_ft = 1120
|postal_code_type = [[Zip code]]
|postal_code = 16249
|area_code = 
|website = 
|footnotes = 
|pop_est_as_of = 2019
|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/>
|population_est = 814
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS]] code
|blank_info = 42-66720
|image_map = File:Armstrong County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Rural Valley Highlighted.svg
|map_caption = Location of Rural Valley in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
}}
'''Rural Valley''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Armstrong County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 826 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4266720| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201911/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4266720| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rural Valley borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Rural+Valley+borough;+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref>

==Geography==
Rural Valley is located in eastern Armstrong County at {{coord|40|47|55|N|79|18|57|W|type:city}} (40.798714, −79.315932).<ref>{{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> [[Pennsylvania Route 85]] passes through the borough, leading west {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Kittanning, Pennsylvania|Kittanning]] and east {{convert|14|mi}} to [[U.S. Route 119 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 119]] at [[Home, Pennsylvania|Home]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|5.5|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Streams===
[[Cowanshannock Creek]] flows west through Rural Valley,<ref>{{Cite gnis|id=1192306|name=Cowanshannock Creek|access-date=2010-11-16}}</ref> leading to the [[Allegheny River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 183
|1910= 763
|1920= 841
|1930= 948
|1940= 900
|1950= 857
|1960= 860
|1970= 962
|1980= 1033
|1990= 957
|2000= 922
|2010= 876
|2020= 826
|estyear=2019
|estimate=814
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{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=December 11, 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>{{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=December 11, 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=June 11, 2013}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 922 people, 382 households, and 267 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|438.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 414 housing units at an average density of {{convert|196.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 98.26% White, 0.54% African American, 0.22% Native American, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11% of the population.

There were 382 households, out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.80.

The borough median age of 42 years was more than the county median age of 40 years. The distribution by age group was 20.1% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $34,327. Males had a median income of $27,946 versus $20,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $14,238. About 13.0% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Cemetery==
*Rural Valley Cemetery<ref>{{cite gnis|2775962|Rural Valley Cemetery}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[West Shamokin High School]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Armstrong County, Pennsylvania}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Populated places established in 1836]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1836 establishments in Pennsylvania]]