Orbisonia, Pennsylvania

Orbisonia, Pennsylvania
Borough
The East Broad Top Railroad ran through Orbisonia, 1986
Location of Orbisonia in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
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Coordinates: 40°14′36″N77°53′36″W / 40.24333°N 77.89333°W / 40.24333; -77.89333
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Huntingdon
Government
• Type	Borough Council
• Mayor Linda Clark	Borough President Stephen E Scott
Area [1]
• Total	0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)
• Land	0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	449
• Density	4,581.63/sq mi (1,776.17/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	17243
Area code	814
FIPS code	42-56928
Local phone exchanges: 447, 448

Orbisonia is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 428 at the 2010 census. ^[3]

Keystone marker on Croghan Pike (US 522) in Orbisonia, July 2016

Geography

Orbisonia is located in southeastern Huntingdon County at 40°14′36″N77°53′36″W / 40.24333°N 77.89333°W / 40.24333; -77.89333 (40.243345, -77.893362), ^[4] on the northeastern side of Blacklog Creek, a tributary of Aughwick Creek and part of the Juniata River watershed. Orbisonia is bordered to the southwest by Rockhill, across Blacklog Creek. Blacklog Mountain overlooks the borough to the east.

U.S. Route 522 passes through Orbisonia, leading north 10 miles (16 km) to Mount Union and south 5 miles (8 km) to Shade Gap.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Orbisonia has a total area of 0.097 square miles (0.25 km²), all land. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	188		—
1870	177		−5.9%
1880	766		332.8%
1890	963		25.7%
1900	653		−32.2%
1910	618		−5.4%
1920	682		10.4%
1930	741		8.7%
1940	729		−1.6%
1950	648		−11.1%
1960	643		−0.8%
1970	554		−13.8%
1980	506		−8.7%
1990	447		−11.7%
2000	425		−4.9%
2010	428		0.7%
2020	449		4.9%
Sources: [5] [6] [7] [2]

At the 2000 census there were 425 people, 198 households, and 109 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,790.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,849.5/km²). There were 217 housing units at an average density of 2,445.8 per square mile (944.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.06% White, 0.24% African American, 0.24% Native American, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47%. ^[6]

There were 198 households, 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.9% were non-families. 44.4% of households were made up of individuals, and 29.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.

The median household income was $25,000 and the median family income was $38,333. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,911. About 5.8% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over.

Public services

Emergency services

• Orbisonia and Rockhill Volunteer Fire Company

Health care

• Southern Huntingdon County Medical Center

Postal services

• Orbisonia Post Office

Non-profit organizations

• Orbisonia Lions Club
• Orbisonia Food Pantry

See also

• Pennsylvania portal

• List of boroughs in Pennsylvania

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. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Orbisonia borough, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
7. "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 June 11, 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.

External links

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