Baileyville, Pennsylvania

Baileyville, Pennsylvania
Map showing Centre County in Pennsylvania
Baileyville
Location in Pennsylvania
Baileyville
Baileyville (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°42′29″N 77°59′5″W / 40.70806°N 77.98472°W / 40.70806; -77.98472
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCentre
TownshipFerguson
Area
 • Total
1.25 sq mi (3.23 km2)
 • Land1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
1,152 ft (351 m)
Population
 • Total
217
 • Density174.58/sq mi (67.40/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-03792
GNIS feature ID1168584

Baileyville is a census-designated place[3] in the southern portion of Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley. As of the 2020 census, the population was 217.[4]

The community is located southeast of Marengo, west of Ramblewood on Pennsylvania Route 45, locally known as Pine Grove Road. Baileyville borders Pennsylvania Furnace on the Centre-Hundington County line. The village is in the valley of Spruce Creek, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Little Juniata River.

History

Richard Baily, the village's namesake, came to the area in around 1790. The Bailey family operated a blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, sawmill, and tannery. In the 1890s a schoolhouse was built to serve the community. The school was transformed into a community center in the 1930s.[5]

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2020, there were 217 people, and 80 households in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.7% White, 0% Black or African American, 0% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 11.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6% of the population.

12.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.


Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020217
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "2010 U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "The ABCs of Centre County". Centre County Historical Society. May 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.