Editing Townville, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{About|the borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania||Townville (disambiguation){{!}}Townville}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Townville, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type        = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
| image_skyline          = Townville PA Fire-Rescue 24-1.jpg
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| image_caption          = Townville Fire-Rescue 24-1 seen at the 2011 [[Titusville, Pennsylvania|Titusville]] Oil Parade
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| image_map              = File:Crawford County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Townville Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption            = Location of Townville in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
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| pushpin_label          = Townville
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| pushpin_map_caption    = Location of Townville in Pennsylvania
| coordinates            = {{coord|41|40|47|N|79|52|54|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      = [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Crawford County]]
| established_title      = Founded
| established_date       = 1831
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| leader_title           = Mayor
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| unit_pref              = Imperial
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| area_total_km2         = 1.32
| area_land_km2          = 1.32
| area_water_km2         = 0.00
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| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="SGLTopozone">{{cite web |title=State Game Lands Number 69 Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Townville Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/pennsylvania/crawford-pa/park/state-game-lands-number-69/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=2 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 
| elevation_ft            = 1,411
| elevation_point         = middle of borough
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| elevation_max_ft        = 1,500
| elevation_max_point     = west side of boundary
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| elevation_min_m         = 
| elevation_min_ft        = 1,370
| elevation_min_point     = Muddy Creek
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| population_total       = 326
| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_km2 = 233.49
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| timezone1              = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset1            = -4
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| utc_offset1_DST        = -5
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| postal_code            = 16360
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| area_code              = 814
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|pop_est_as_of = 2022
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|population_est = 322
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-77232
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.51
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.51
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|population_density_sq_mi = 604.70
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'''Townville''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Crawford County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 326 at the 2020 census,<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022 |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=August 24, 2023}}</ref> up from 323 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4277232| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Townville borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 5, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213061910/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4277232| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
Townville was founded in 1824 by Noah Town, and named for him.<ref>{{cite book|last=Espenshade|first=Abraham Howry|title=Pennsylvania Place Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012934249&view=1up&seq=304|year=1925|publisher=Evangelical Press|isbn=978-0-8063-0416-8|page=300}}</ref>

==Geography==
Townville is located in eastern Crawford County at {{coord|41|40|47|N|79|52|54|W|type:city}} (41.679679, –79.881731).<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> It is surrounded by [[Steuben Township, Pennsylvania|Steuben Township]], a separate municipality.

[[Pennsylvania Route 408]] passes through the borough, leading east {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Hydetown, Pennsylvania|Hydetown]] and northwest {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania|Cambridge Springs]]. [[Meadville, Pennsylvania|Meadville]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|15|mi}} to the west of Townville via PA 408, Lyona Road, and [[Pennsylvania Route 77|PA 77]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Townville has a total area of {{convert|1.33|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Natural features===
The borough is in a valley at the height of land between north-flowing Muddy Creek and south-flowing Sugar Creek, both tributaries of [[French Creek (Allegheny River)|French Creek]] and part of the [[Allegheny River]] watershed. The lowest elevation in Townville is {{convert|1,370|ft|abbr=on}} on the southern boundary at the wetland that is drained by Muddy Creek and Sugar Creek. The highest elevation is {{convert|1,500|ft|abbr=on}} on the western boundary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oil Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Oil City Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/pennsylvania/venango-pa/stream/oil-creek-21/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=16 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 132
|1870= 280
|1880= 610
|1890= 358
|1900= 327
|1910= 317
|1920= 272
|1930= 269
|1940= 294
|1950= 351
|1960= 361
|1970= 349
|1980= 364
|1990= 358
|2000= 306
|2010= 323
|2020= 326
|estyear=2022
|estimate=322
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022"/>
|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=11 June 2013}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 306 people, 119 households, and 94 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|535.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 125 housing units at an average density of {{convert|218.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.33% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were 119 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $35,833, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $21,458 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $18,095. None of the families and 1.4% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 3.3% of those over 64.

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==External links==
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