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Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
Borough
Pleasantville United Methodist Church
Location of Pleasantville in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Pleasantville in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
Pleasantville, Venango County, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Pleasantville, Venango County, Pennsylvania
Pleasantville, Venango County, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Pleasantville, Venango County, Pennsylvania is located in the United States
Pleasantville, Venango County, Pennsylvania
Pleasantville, Venango County, Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Venango
Settled 1821
Incorporated 1850
Government
 • Type Borough Council
Area
 • Total 0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2)
 • Land 0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 892
 • Estimate 
(2019)
812
 • Density 854.74/sq mi (329.94/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
16341
Area code(s) 814
FIPS code 42-61512
GNIS feature ID 1215640

Pleasantville is a borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The population was 850 at the 2000 census, and 892 at the 2010 census. It was an early oil 'boom town', and the population jumped from 291 to 1,598 between 1860 and 1870. But the boom soon passed, and the population shrank to 855 by 1880, and has remained fairly stable since then.

History

McLaurin(1902) pic.096 The Pleasantville Oil Field in PA in 1871
The Pleasantville Oil Field in 1871

The Allegheny Baptist Church and Connely-Holeman House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Pleasantville is located at 41°35′37″N 79°34′45″W / 41.59361°N 79.57917°W / 41.59361; -79.57917 (41.593618, -79.579098).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1860 291
1870 1,598 449.1%
1880 855 −46.5%
1890 928 8.5%
1900 671 −27.7%
1910 702 4.6%
1920 652 −7.1%
1930 627 −3.8%
1940 689 9.9%
1950 704 2.2%
1960 940 33.5%
1970 1,005 6.9%
1980 1,099 9.4%
1990 991 −9.8%
2000 850 −14.2%
2010 892 4.9%
2019 (est.) 812 −9.0%
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As of the census of 2000, there were 850 people, 340 households, and 249 families residing in the borough. The population density was 887.7 people per square mile (341.9/km2). There were 369 housing units at an average density of 385.4/sq mi (148.4/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.71% White, 0.12% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.24% Asian, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 340 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $32,426, and the median income for a family was $37,679. Males had a median income of $29,722 versus $20,909 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,608. About 7.5% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

Pleasantville is a part of the Titusville Area School District

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Pleasantville (condado de Venango, Pensilvania) para niños

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