Briar Creek, Pennsylvania facts for kids
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Briar Creek, Pennsylvania
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The borough hall in October 2012
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Location of Briar Creek in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
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Location of Columbia County in Pennsylvania
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 Briar Creek, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Briar Creek, Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Columbia |
| Incorporated | 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.84 sq mi (4.77 km2) |
| • Land | 1.65 sq mi (4.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
| Elevation | 495 ft (151 m) |
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| • Total | 597 |
| • Density | 361.60/sq mi (139.61/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-08472 |
Briar Creek is a small town, called a borough, in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It's located in a region known as Northeastern Pennsylvania. In 2020, about 597 people lived there. Briar Creek is also part of the larger Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area.
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Geography of Briar Creek
Briar Creek is in the eastern part of Columbia County. It sits on the north side of the Susquehanna River. The town is surrounded by other places. To the east is Berwick. To the north is Briar Creek Township. To the west is South Centre Township. Across the Susquehanna River to the south is Mifflin Township.
The town of Mifflinville is southwest of Briar Creek, across the river. You can reach it using the Market Street Bridge.
Size and Features
Briar Creek covers a total area of about 4.8 square kilometers (1.84 square miles). Most of this is land, about 4.3 square kilometers (1.65 square miles). The rest, about 0.5 square kilometers (0.19 square miles), is water.
U.S. Route 11 runs through Briar Creek. This road follows the Susquehanna River. It goes east to Berwick and southwest to Bloomsburg. Bloomsburg is about 10 miles away and is the main town for the county.
Even though Briar Creek is a smaller borough, it has lots of farmland. It also has a golf course and a lake. A creek that shares the same name as the borough flows through the area.
People of Briar Creek
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 295 | — | |
| 1930 | 249 | −15.6% | |
| 1940 | 316 | 26.9% | |
| 1950 | 348 | 10.1% | |
| 1960 | 399 | 14.7% | |
| 1970 | 456 | 14.3% | |
| 1980 | 637 | 39.7% | |
| 1990 | 616 | −3.3% | |
| 2000 | 651 | 5.7% | |
| 2010 | 660 | 1.4% | |
| 2020 | 597 | −9.5% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 597 | −9.5% | |
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Population in 2020
In 2020, the census counted 597 people living in Briar Creek. The population density was about 140 people per square kilometer (362 people per square mile). There were 331 homes in the borough.
Most of the people living in Briar Creek are White, making up about 92.8% of the population. Other groups include African American (1.0%) and Asian (1.0%). About 5.2% of the people identified as being of two or more races. Around 3.5% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.
Population in 2010
In 2010, there were 660 people living in Briar Creek. There were 276 households, which are groups of people living together in one home. About 22.8% of these households had children under 18. Many households (42.4%) were made up of single individuals. About 30.8% of homes had someone living alone who was 65 or older.
The average age of people in Briar Creek was 43.9 years. About 17.6% of the population was under 18 years old. A large portion, 32.3%, was 65 years or older.
Education
Students in Briar Creek attend schools within the Berwick Area School District.
