Troxelville, Pennsylvania facts for kids
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Troxelville
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 Troxelville
Location in Pennsylvania
Troxelville
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Snyder |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
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| • Total | 192 |
| • Density | 207/sq mi (80.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2390407 |
Troxelville is a small community located in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It's known as a "census-designated place" (CDP), which means it's a special area defined by the government for counting people. In the year 2000, about 192 people lived there.
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Exploring Troxelville's Location
Troxelville is found in a beautiful part of Pennsylvania. It is located close to a place called Walker Lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Troxelville covers an area of about 2.4 square kilometers (0.9 square miles). All of this area is land.
Who Lives in Troxelville?
In 2000, a special count of people called a census was done. This count showed that 192 people lived in Troxelville. These people lived in 74 different homes. Most of the people living there were White.
Many homes (about 35%) had children under 18 years old. Most families (about 63%) were married couples living together. The average home had about 2 to 3 people living in it.
The people in Troxelville were of different ages. About 26% were under 18 years old. About 30% were between 25 and 44 years old. And about 12% were 65 years old or older. The average age of people in Troxelville was 35 years.
Famous People from Troxelville
Troxelville was once the home of a well-known person named Euell Gibbons. He was an author and a television personality. He was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
Euell Gibbons wrote many books about finding and eating wild plants. One of his famous books was called Stalking the Wild Asparagus. He believed in eating natural foods. He also appeared on many TV shows.
His home was on the road that goes from Troxelville to the Snyder-Middleswarth State Park. He called his home "It Wonders Me."
See also
In Spanish: Troxelville para niños
