Force, Pennsylvania

Force, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
U.S. Post Office, Force, PA, April 2012
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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]
• Total	0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2)
• Land	0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	1,240 ft (380 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	213
• Density	1,000.00/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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	253		—
2020	213		−15.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. https://data.census.gov/table?q=Force+CDP;+Pennsylvania ^{[ bare URL ]}
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.