Baileyville, Pennsylvania | |
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![]() Map showing Centre County in Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates: 40°42′29″N77°59′5″W / 40.70806°N 77.98472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Centre |
Township | Ferguson |
Area | |
• Total | 1.25 sq mi (3.23 km2) |
• Land | 1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 1,152 ft (351 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 217 |
• Density | 174.58/sq mi (67.40/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 42-03792 |
GNIS feature ID | 1168584 |
Baileyville is a census-designated place [3] in the southern portion of Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley. As of the 2020 census, the population was 217. [4]
The community is located southeast of Marengo, west of Ramblewood on Pennsylvania Route 45, locally known as Pine Grove Road. Baileyville borders Pennsylvania Furnace on the Centre-Hundington County line. The village is in the valley of Spruce Creek, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Little Juniata River.
Richard Baily, the village's namesake, came to the area in around 1790. The Bailey family operated a blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, sawmill, and tannery. In the 1890s a schoolhouse was built to serve the community. The school was transformed into a community center in the 1930s. [5]
As of the census [4] of 2020, there were 217 people, and 80 households in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.7% White, 0% Black or African American, 0% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 11.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6% of the population.
12.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 217 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [2] |