Force, Pennsylvania

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Force, Pennsylvania
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Force
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°15′28″N78°30′04″W / 41.25778°N 78.50111°W / 41.25778; -78.50111
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Elk
Township Jay
Area
[1]
  Total0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2)
  Land0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
1,240 ft (380 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total213
  Density1,000.00/sq mi (386.48/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15841
Area code 814
FIPS code 42-26504

Force is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jay Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 213. [3] [4] It is located on Pennsylvania Route 255 between St. Marys and Penfield. [5]

The community has the name of Jack Force, a frontiersman. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 253
2020 213−15.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

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References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. https://data.census.gov/table?q=Force+CDP;+Pennsylvania
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Force CDP, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Force, Pennsylvania
  6. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 52.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.