Woodbury, Pennsylvania

Woodbury, Pennsylvania
Borough
The borough's post office in 2009 (destroyed by fire in 2021)
Location of Woodbury in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
Woodbury
Coordinates: 40°13′31″N78°21′57″W / 40.22528°N 78.36583°W / 40.22528; -78.36583
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Bedford
Settled	1800
Incorporated	1868
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area [1]
• Total	0.13 sq mi (0.35 km2)
• Land	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	1,161 ft (354 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	286
• Density	2,234.38/sq mi (864.58/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code	16695
Area code	814
FIPS code	42-86128

Woodbury is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 286 at the 2020 census. ^[3]

Geography

Woodbury is located in northern Bedford County at 40°13′31″N78°21′57″W / 40.22528°N 78.36583°W / 40.22528; -78.36583 (40.225396, -78.365744). ^[4] It lies in Morrison Cove, a broad valley between Tussey Mountain to the east and Dunning Mountain to the west. Pennsylvania Route 36 passes through the community, leading north 8 miles (13 km) to Roaring Spring and south 5 miles (8 km) to Loysburg.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Woodbury has a total area of 0.14 square miles (0.35 km²), of which 0.008 square miles (0.02 km²), or 4.61%, is water. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1870	294		—
1880	281		−4.4%
1890	260		−7.5%
1900	226		−13.1%
1910	255		12.8%
1920	246		−3.5%
1930	186		−24.4%
1940	271		45.7%
1950	254		−6.3%
1960	280		10.2%
1970	298		6.4%
1980	267		−10.4%
1990	239		−10.5%
2000	269		12.6%
2010	284		5.6%
2020	286		0.7%
2021 (est.)	285	[3]	−0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

As of the census ^[7] of 2000, there were 269 people, 104 households, and 82 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,518.5 inhabitants per square mile (972.4/km²). There were 114 housing units at an average density of 1,067.3 per square mile (412.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.88% White, 0.37% Native American, and 0.74% from two or more races.

There were 104 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 78.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $35,938, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,965. None of the families and 2.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 6.9% of those over 64.

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
3. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Woodbury borough, Bedford County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

• Woodbury Online
• Morrisons Cove Herald
• Morrisons Cove community website