Forksville, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Forksville is a borough in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
, United States
. The population was 145 at the 2010 census. It is the home of the 150 year old Forksville General Store, down the road from the Sullivan County Fairgrounds, and near Worlds End State Park
. The name comes from the confluence
of Little Loyalsock Creek
and Loyalsock Creek
within the borough.
, the borough has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land.
of 2010, there were 145 people, 67 households, and 42 families residing in the borough. The population density
was 96.6 people per square mile (37.8/km²). There were 94 housing units at an average density of 62.4 per square mile (24.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.5% White, 2.1% Black, 2.8% Native American, and 0.6% two or more races.
There were 67 households out of which 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples
living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.60.
In the borough the population was spread out with 13.1% under the age of 18, 66.2% from 18 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.5 years.
The median income for a household in the borough was $26,625, and the median income for a family was $31,563. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income
for the borough was $13,943. There were 19.1% of families and 22.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 36.4% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Forksville Borough is protected by the Forksville Volunteer Fire Company, which operates a 1918 Ford Pumper and an 1900 Hand Drawn-Hand Operated Pumper, has about a dozen volunteers.
, College
and Pro Football Hall of Fame
r, was born in Forksville before moving to Wheaton
, Illinois
, at age 5. Grange is widely considered to be the first superstar of the National Football League
.
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population is 6,428. Sullivan County was created on March 15, 1847, from part of Lycoming County and named for Charles Sullivan, leader of the Pennsylvania Senate...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 145 at the 2010 census. It is the home of the 150 year old Forksville General Store, down the road from the Sullivan County Fairgrounds, and near Worlds End State Park
Worlds End State Park
Worlds End State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The park, nearly surrounded by Loyalsock State Forest, is in the Loyalsock Creek valley on Pennsylvania Route 154, in Forks and Shrewsbury Townships just east of the borough of Forksville....
. The name comes from the confluence
Confluence (geography)
In geography, a confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where two streams flow together, merging into a single stream...
of Little Loyalsock Creek
Little Loyalsock Creek
Little Loyalsock Creek is the major tributary of Loyalsock Creek in Lycoming and Sullivan counties, Pennsylvania, USA. The creek is long. Via Loyalsock Creek and the West Branch Susquehanna River, it is part of the Susquehanna River drainage basin, and waters from it flow ultimately into the...
and Loyalsock Creek
Loyalsock Creek
Loyalsock Creek is a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River located chiefly in Sullivan and Lycoming counties in Pennsylvania in the United States...
within the borough.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the borough has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2010, there were 145 people, 67 households, and 42 families residing in the borough. 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 96.6 people per square mile (37.8/km²). There were 94 housing units at an average density of 62.4 per square mile (24.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.5% White, 2.1% Black, 2.8% Native American, and 0.6% two or more races.
There were 67 households out of which 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% 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, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.60.
The median income for a household in the borough was $26,625, and the median income for a family was $31,563. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $25,417 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 borough was $13,943. There were 19.1% of families and 22.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 36.4% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Forksville Borough is protected by the Forksville Volunteer Fire Company, which operates a 1918 Ford Pumper and an 1900 Hand Drawn-Hand Operated Pumper, has about a dozen volunteers.
Notable people
Red GrangeRed Grange
Harold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost", was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League...
, College
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
and Pro Football Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
r, was born in Forksville before moving to Wheaton
Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton is an affluent community located in DuPage County, Illinois, approximately west of Chicago and Lake Michigan. Wheaton is the county seat of DuPage County...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, at age 5. Grange is widely considered to be the first superstar of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
.