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Rouseville, Pennsylvania
Borough
Southbound PA 8 (Main Street)
Southbound PA 8 (Main Street)
Location of Rouseville in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Rouseville in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
Rouseville, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Rouseville, Pennsylvania
Rouseville, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Venango
Incorporated 1900
Government
 • Type Borough Council
Area
 • Total 0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2)
 • Land 0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 456 Decrease
 • Estimate 
(2021)
451
 • Density 529.68/sq mi (204.43/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
16344
Area code(s) 814
FIPS code 42-66440

Rouseville is a small town, called a borough, located in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. In 2020, about 456 people lived there. The town was officially started in 1900.

Where is Rouseville Located?

Rouseville is found at these coordinates: 41.471398 degrees North and 79.689469 degrees West. It is in the western part of Pennsylvania.

McLaurin(1902) pic.091 Oil Rush at Rouseville, Venango County, PA, in 1868
Rouseville during the oil boom, around 1868.

The borough covers a total area of about 0.9 square miles (2.4 square kilometers). Most of this area is land. A very small part, about 0.04 square miles (0.1 square kilometers), is water.

How Many People Live Here?

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 688
1900 516
1910 648 25.6%
1920 818 26.2%
1930 1,059 29.5%
1940 998 −5.8%
1950 1,009 1.1%
1960 923 −8.5%
1970 877 −5.0%
1980 734 −16.3%
1990 583 −20.6%
2000 472 −19.0%
2010 523 10.8%
2020 456 −12.8%
2021 (est.) 451 −13.8%
Sources:

In 2000, there were 472 people living in Rouseville. These people lived in 204 different homes. About 137 of these were families. The town had about 520 people per square mile.

Most people in Rouseville were White (98.73%). A small number were African American (0.42%) or Native American (0.85%). About 0.64% of the people were of Hispanic or Latino background.

Who Lives in Rouseville Homes?

  • About 22% of homes had children under 18 living there.
  • Nearly half (48.5%) of the homes were married couples.
  • About 13% of homes had a female head of household with no husband.
  • Almost 30% of homes were single individuals.
  • About 18% of homes had someone 65 years or older living alone.

The average home had 2.29 people. Families, on average, had 2.76 people.

What is the Age of Residents?

The people in Rouseville have a variety of ages:

  • 20.8% were under 18 years old.
  • 5.9% were between 18 and 24.
  • 24.8% were between 25 and 44.
  • 23.1% were between 45 and 64.
  • 25.4% were 65 years or older.

The average age in Rouseville was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were about 95 males.

How Much Do People Earn?

In 2000, the average income for a household in Rouseville was $22,917 per year. For families, the average income was $30,341 per year. Men earned more on average ($29,250) than women ($18,125).

The average income per person in the borough was $13,286. About 16.3% of families and 25.2% of all people lived below the poverty line. This included 38.2% of those under 18 and 20.1% of those 65 or older.

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