Corsica, Pennsylvania

Corsica, Pennsylvania
Borough
Houses on Main Street
Location of Corsica in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
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Coordinates: 41°10′52″N79°12′08″W / 41.18111°N 79.20222°W / 41.18111; -79.20222
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Jefferson
Settled	1802
Incorporated	1860 [1]
Government
• Type	Borough Council
• Mayor	David Leadbetter
• President	Carol Cox
• Vice President	Alan Bowley
• Secretary	Tammy Laird
Area [2]
• Total	0.45 sq mi (1.17 km2)
• Land	0.45 sq mi (1.17 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,613 ft (492 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	319
• Density	704.19/sq mi (271.77/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	15829
Area code	814
FIPS code	42-16304
Website	www.boroughofcorsica.com

Corsica is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 357 at the 2010 census. ^[4] It was named for the island of Corsica, birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte. The mayor of the borough is Dave Leadbetter.

Geography

Corsica is located in western Jefferson County at 41°10′52″N79°12′8″W / 41.18111°N 79.20222°W / 41.18111; -79.20222 (41.181233, -79.202287). ^[5] Its western border is the Clarion County line.

U.S. Route 322 passes through the center of town as Main Street, and leads east 6 miles (10 km) to Brookville, the Jefferson county seat, and west 10 miles (16 km) to Clarion. Interstate 80 passes just north of the borough limits, with access from Exit 73 (Pennsylvania Route 949). I-80 leads east 27 miles (43 km) to DuBois and west 54 miles (87 km) to Interstate 79 near Mercer. PA 949 leads northeast 8 miles (13 km) to Sigel and south 5 miles (8 km) to Summerville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough of Corsica has a total area of 0.40 square miles (1.04 km²), all land. ^[4]

History

Corsica suffered a devastating fire in 1873, which destroyed most of the town's businesses and residences.

The first spade of dirt signifying the groundbreaking for Interstate 80 was shoveled on March 19, 1959, near Corsica.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	249		—
1870	372		49.4%
1880	391		5.1%
1890	338		−13.6%
1900	293		−13.3%
1910	301		2.7%
1920	358		18.9%
1930	391		9.2%
1940	481		23.0%
1950	421		−12.5%
1960	431		2.4%
1970	374		−13.2%
1980	381		1.9%
1990	337		−11.5%
2000	354		5.0%
2010	357		0.8%
2020	319		−10.6%
Sources: [6] [7] [8] [3]

As of the census ^[7] of 2000, there were 354 people, 145 households, and 94 families residing in the borough. The population density was 758.9 inhabitants per square mile (293.0/km²). There were 157 housing units at an average density of 336.6 per square mile (130.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.59% White, 0.85% Asian, and 0.56% from two or more races.

There were 145 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 114.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $38,438. Males had a median income of $27,813 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $13,752. About 7.1% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.

Public services

The Clarion-Limestone Area School District provides kindergarten through 12th grade public education for the community. Clarion-Limestone Area School District operates two schools, Clarion-Limestone Jr/Sr High School (7th-12th) and Clarion-Limestone Elementary School (K-6th).

The borough is home to the Corsica Volunteer Fire Department.

References

1. McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 498.
2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Corsica borough, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
8. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.

External links

• Borough of Corsica official website Archived 2022-02-26 at the Wayback Machine