Editing South Renovo, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''South Renovo''' is a borough in [[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States, located on the [[West Branch Susquehanna River]], directly across from [[Renovo, Pennsylvania|Renovo]]. The population was 439 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4272448| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): South Renovo borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 11, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213052646/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4272448| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> down from 557 in 2000.

Historically, the economy of the area was based on [[lumbering]], but when the mountains of the region had been stripped of their [[first-growth forest]], the industry collapsed. There are also deposits of [[bituminous coal]] and [[fire clay]] in the region.

Today, the area largely consists of state land in the form of state forests, state parks and game lands. The region is known as the [[Pennsylvania Wilds]].

==Geography==
South Renovo is located in north-central Clinton County at {{Coord|41|19|28|N|77|44|40|W|type:city}} (41.324405, -77.744307),<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 bank of the [[West Branch Susquehanna River]]. It is bordered by the borough of [[Renovo, Pennsylvania|Renovo]] on the north bank. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], South Renovo has a total area of {{convert|0.60|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.53|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.08|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 12.60%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

[[Pennsylvania Route 144]] passes through the borough, crossing the West Branch into Renovo to the north, and leading south {{convert|34|mi}} to [[Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania|Snow Shoe]] and [[Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 80]].

{{stack|{{US Census population
|1890= 135
|1900= 425
|1910= 805
|1920= 1291
|1930= 1054
|1940= 1018
|1950= 862
|1960= 777
|1970= 662
|1980= 663
|1990= 579
|2000= 557
|2010= 439
|estyear=2019
|estimate=426
|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|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|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|access-date=11 December 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=11 June 2013}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 557 people, 226 households, and 141 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,824.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 261 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,323.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 226 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 27.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $24,853, and the median income for a family was $34,625. Males had a median income of $30,455 versus $17,639 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $14,751. About 6.8% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Points of interest==
South Renovo is in the heart of the Pennsylvania Wilds which comprises twelve and a half counties (Warren, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Forest, Elk, Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Clarion, Jefferson, Clearfield and part of Centre) located in north-central Pennsylvania. This area contains over two million acres of remote, mountainous, and pristine lands located on state forest lands, state game lands, state park lands and public grounds that offer a wide variety of recreational opportunities. The Wilds has within it 29 state parks,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/where/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20131219144857/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/where/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 19, 2013 | title=Find a Park by Region }}</ref> 8 state forests, 50 state game lands, abundant wildlife, several natural/wild areas, and miles of hiking trails and fishing streams. The region also contains the largest elk herd in the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]], stretching as far west as [[Ridgway, Pennsylvania|Ridgway]] and as far east as Renovo.<ref name="dcnr.pa.gov">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dcnr.pa.gov/cli/pawilds/index.htm |title=PA DCNR - PA Wilds |access-date=2014-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814005624/http://www.dcnr.pa.gov/cli/pawilds/index.htm |archive-date=2014-08-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center" widths="250px" heights="225px">
File:Christian Community Church South Renovo.jpg|Christian Community Church
File:Susquehanna Avenue South Renovo.jpg|Susquehanna Avenue north of the bridge to Renovo
File:Mountainside Family Center South Renovo.jpg|Mountainside Family Center
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Renovo, Pennsylvania]]

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Pennsylvania populated places on the Susquehanna River]]
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[[Category:Boroughs in Clinton County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1888 establishments in Pennsylvania]]