Potlicker Flats, Pennsylvania

Potlicker Flats, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Mifflin
Area [1]
• Total	0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
• Land	0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	174
• Density	1,017.54/sq mi (392.10/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-62340

Potlicker Flats is a census-designated place ^[3] located in Armagh Township, Mifflin County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along US 322 in northern Mifflin County, north of the community of Milroy. As of the 2010 census ^[4] the population was 172 residents.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	174		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Etymology

According to locals, the term "pot licker" refers to poor residents in the area that would make stews in iron pots. In order to not waste food they licked the bottom of the pots. The community is on a flat strip at the base of the Seven Mountains, hence the name "Potlicker Flats". ^[6]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
3. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades".
4. https://www.census.gov/# ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
6. Gnoza, Al (May 9, 2017). "Where is Potlicker Flats?". CBS 21.

40°43′41″N77°36′31″W / 40.72806°N 77.60861°W / 40.72806; -77.60861