Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Pine Grove Mills is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Ferguson Township
, Centre County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania
Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,141 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.1 km²), all of it land.
Pine Grove Mills is south of State College at the intersection of State Highways 26 and 45.
of 2000, there were 1,141 people, 464 households, and 320 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 262.6 people per square mile (101.3/km²). There were 489 housing units at an average density of 112.5/sq mi (43.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.63% White, 0.44% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.26% from other races
, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.
There were 464 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples
living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,321, and the median income for a family was $63,375. Males had a median income of $32,407 versus $35,690 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $22,822. None of the families and 3.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 5.0% of those over 64.
and built the first of the mills that would eventually give the town its name. According to local tradition, a grove of pine trees separating two of the early mills along the run provided the rest of the name.
John Patton Jr., son of Centre Furnace ironmaster Col. John Patton, laid out the town of Pattonville at the east end of Pine Grove Mills in 1815 and the entire village went by Pattonville for a time.
The post office, founded in 1809, was continually known as the Pine Grove Mills post office, however, and the town eventually reverted to the original name.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in Ferguson Township
Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Ferguson Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 17,690 at the 2010 census, which is a 25.8% increase from the 2000 census. Most of the agricultual research for the Penn...
, Centre County
Centre County, Pennsylvania
Centre County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 153,990....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania
State College, Pennsylvania
State College is the largest borough in Centre County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Centre County. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 42,034, and roughly double...
Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,141 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Pine Grove Mills is located at 40°44′7"N 77°53′3"W (40.735391, -77.884043).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.1 km²), all of it land.
Pine Grove Mills is south of State College at the intersection of State Highways 26 and 45.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 1,141 people, 464 households, and 320 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 262.6 people per square mile (101.3/km²). There were 489 housing units at an average density of 112.5/sq mi (43.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.63% White, 0.44% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.26% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.
There were 464 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,321, and the median income for a family was $63,375. Males had a median income of $32,407 versus $35,690 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $22,822. None of the families and 3.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 5.0% of those over 64.
History
Thomas Ferguson, who, in 1791, bought 321 acres (1.3 km²) of land for 300 pounds in gold and silver coins, is credited with founding Pine Grove Mills. In 1800, he dammed Slab Cabin RunSlab Cabin Run
Slab Cabin Run is an tributary of Spring Creek in Centre County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Water from Slab Cabin Run flows via Spring Creek to Bald Eagle Creek, the West Branch Susquehanna River, the Susquehanna River, and ultimately Chesapeake Bay....
and built the first of the mills that would eventually give the town its name. According to local tradition, a grove of pine trees separating two of the early mills along the run provided the rest of the name.
John Patton Jr., son of Centre Furnace ironmaster Col. John Patton, laid out the town of Pattonville at the east end of Pine Grove Mills in 1815 and the entire village went by Pattonville for a time.
The post office, founded in 1809, was continually known as the Pine Grove Mills post office, however, and the town eventually reverted to the original name.