Editing Washingtonville, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Washingtonville, Pennsylvania
| native_name              = 
| other_name               = 
| settlement_type          = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
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| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Montour County, Pennsylvania|Montour]]
| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = 1775
| established_title2        = Founded as Washington
| established_date2        = September 27, 1796
| established_title3        = Name Change to Washingtonville 
| established_date3        = September 8, 1828
| established_title4       = Incorporated (borough)
| established_date4        = April 28, 1870
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| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Tyler Dombroski
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| elevation_ft            = 520
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| elevation_min_ft        = 495
| elevation_min_point     = Chillisquaque Creek
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| population_footnotes     = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 |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=July 27, 2022}}</ref>
| population_total         = 200 {{decrease}}
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_km2   = 1950.85
| population_density_sq_mi = 5092.59
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| postal_code              = 17884
| area_code                = [[Area code 570|570]]
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|pop_est_as_of = 2021
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|population_est = 202
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|blank_info = 42-81424
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.05
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'''Washingtonville''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Montour County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 200 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> It is part of the [[Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area]].

==History==
The small borough is named after the first American president, [[George Washington]].<ref>J. H.Beers., Historical and Biographical Annals of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, 1915</ref> Before the time of the town's founding during the Revolutionary War, [[Fort Bosley]] stood along the eastern backs of [[Chillisquaque Creek]] near its confluence with Mud Creek. During, the early 20th century, millionaire Frank DeLong would often visit the borough to get away from the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyitem.com/news/frank-delong-made-an-impression/article_71fc3f91-6c91-5221-beef-2ecf42c1f94f.html |title=Frank DeLong made an impression |author=Lynn Reichen |publisher=The Daily Item |date=January 10, 2010}}</ref>  He ended up donating a school, which at the time was considered one of the best facilities in the country, to the town. He also turned the old Presbyterian Church into a memorial for his mother. Today, the old school building is now a nursing home, and the memorial still stands today, containing many historical artifacts. Recently, the remains of an 18th century log cabin were discovered at the corner of Front and Water Streets, suggesting early settlement of permanent residents.<ref>{{cite web |first1= |title=Colonial-era building discovered in Pennsylvania town during demolition |url=https://wjactv.com/news/local/colonial-era-building-discovered-in-pennsylvania-town-during-demolition-02-07-2020 |website=WJACTV |publisher=CNN |accessdate=February 15, 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Entering Washingtonville from Pennsylvania Route 54.JPG|thumb|left|Entering Washingtonville from Pennsylvania Route 54]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, all  land. [[Washingtonville, New York|Washingtonville]] sits at the intersection of [[Pennsylvania Route 54|state routes 54]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 254|254]]. Washingtonville is bordered on the west by [[Chillisquaque Creek]]. The eastern part of the borough is atop a low hill. The town's land is almost entirely [[residential]].<ref>[https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Washingtonville,%20PA. Terrain and Satellite imagery.]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 172
|1880= 203
|1890= 171
|1900= 212
|1910= 183
|1920= 177
|1930= 182
|1940= 175
|1950= 194
|1960= 198
|1970= 174
|1980= 218
|1990= 228
|2000= 201
|2010= 273
|2020= 200
|estyear=2021
|estimate=202
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|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}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 201 people, 82 households, and 51 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|3,498.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 93 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,618.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.49% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.00% from two or more races.

There were 82 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $35,278, and the median income for a family was $38,393. Males had a median income of $37,292 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $21,206. About 15.1% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.5% of those sixty five or over.

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1775]]
[[Category:Bloomsburg–Berwick metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Montour County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1870 establishments in Pennsylvania]]