Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area
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The Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau
United 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...

, is an area consisting of two counties in 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...

, anchored by the town of Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg is a town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 40 miles southwest of Wilkes Barre along the Susquehanna River. In 1900, the population of Bloomsburg stood at 6,170; in 1910, 7,413; in 1940, 9,799, and in 1990, 12,439. The population was 14,855 at the 2010 census...

 and the borough of Berwick
Berwick, Pennsylvania
Berwick is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 22.6 miles southwest of Wilkes Barre. Berwick is one of two principal cities of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Columbia and Montour counties and had a combined population of 82,387...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 82,387 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 82,826).

Boroughs

  • Ashland
    Ashland, Pennsylvania
    Ashland is a borough in Schuylkill county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 12 miles northwest of Pottsville. The Borough lies in the anthracite coal region of eastern Pennsylvania. Settled in 1850, Ashland was incorporated in 1857, and was named for Henry Clay's estate near Lexington, Kentucky....

     (partial)
  • Benton
  • Berwick
    Berwick, Pennsylvania
    Berwick is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 22.6 miles southwest of Wilkes Barre. Berwick is one of two principal cities of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Columbia and Montour counties and had a combined population of 82,387...

     (Principal city)
  • Briar Creek
    Briar Creek, Pennsylvania
    Briar Creek is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 651 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Briar Creek is located at ....

  • Catawissa
    Catawissa, Pennsylvania
    Catawissa is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,589 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area....

  • Centralia
    Centralia, Pennsylvania
    Centralia is a borough and ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population has dwindled from over 1,000 residents in 1981 to 12 in 2005, 9 in 2007, and 10 in 2010, as a result of a mine fire burning beneath the borough since 1962...

  • Danville
    Danville, Pennsylvania
    Danville is a borough in Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the county seat, on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. Danville was home to 8,042 people in 1900, 7,517 people in 1910, and 7,122 people in 1940. The population was 4,897 at the 2000 census...

  • Millville
    Millville, Pennsylvania
    Millville is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

  • Orangeville
    Orangeville, Pennsylvania
    Orangeville is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. The population was 500 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Orangeville is located at ....

  • Stillwater
    Stillwater, Pennsylvania
    Stillwater is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 194 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Stillwater is located at ....

  • Washingtonville
    Washingtonville, Pennsylvania
    Washingtonville is a borough in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 201 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...


Census-designated places

Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

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  • Almedia
    Almedia, Pennsylvania
    Almedia is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,056 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Aristes
    Aristes, Pennsylvania
    Aristes is a census-designated place in Conyngham Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 230 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

  • Buckhorn
  • Espy
    Espy, Pennsylvania
    Espy is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,428 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Eyers Grove
    Eyers Grove, Pennsylvania
    Eyers Grove is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 86 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Fernville
    Fernville, Pennsylvania
    Fernville is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 488 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Foundryville
    Foundryville, Pennsylvania
    Foundryville is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 265 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Iola
    Iola, Pennsylvania
    Iola is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 129 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Iola is located at ....

  • Jamison City
    Jamison City, Pennsylvania
    Jamison City is a census-designated place in Sugarloaf Township Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 102 at the 2000 census...

  • Jerseytown
    Jerseytown, Pennsylvania
    Jerseytown is a census-designated place in Madison Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 150 at the 2000 census...

  • Jonestown
    Jonestown, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
    Jonestown is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 34 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Lightstreet
    Lightstreet, Pennsylvania
    Lightstreet is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 881 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Lime Ridge
    Lime Ridge, Pennsylvania
    Lime Ridge is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 951 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Locustdale
    Locustdale, Pennsylvania
    Locustdale is a census-designated place in Columbia, Schuylkill, and Northumberland counties in Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 70 at the 2000 census...

  • Mainville
    Mainville, Pennsylvania
    Mainville is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 83 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Mechanicsville
    Mechanicsville, Montour County, Pennsylvania
    Mechanicsville is a census-designated place in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,099 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Mifflinville
    Mifflinville, Pennsylvania
    Mifflinville is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 71 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Numidia
    Numidia, Pennsylvania
    Numidia is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 254 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Rohrsburg
    Rohrsburg, Pennsylvania
    Rohrsburg is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 164 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Rupert
    Rupert, Pennsylvania
    Rupert is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 174 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Slabtown
    Slabtown, Pennsylvania
    Slabtown is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 105 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Waller
    Waller, Pennsylvania
    Waller is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 55 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Wilburton Number One
    Wilburton Number One, Pennsylvania
    Wilburton Number One is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 248 at the 2000 census...

  • Wilburton Number Two
    Wilburton Number Two, Pennsylvania
    Wilburton Number Two is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 77 at the 2000 census...


  • Columbia County

    • Beaver Township
      Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
      Beaver Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 885 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

    • Benton Township
      Benton Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
      Benton Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,216 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.05% is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

    • Briar Creek Township
      Briar Creek Township, Pennsylvania
      Briar Creek Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,061 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

    • Catawissa Township
      Catawissa Township, Pennsylvania
      Catawissa Township is a township near the borough of Catawissa, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 944 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

    • Cleveland Township
      Cleveland Township, Pennsylvania
      Cleveland Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,004 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

    • Conyngham Township
      Conyngham Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
      Conyngham Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 792 at the 2000 census. Conyngham Township surrounds the famous borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania and part of the mine fire is located here...

    • Fishing Creek Township
      Fishing Creek Township, Pennsylvania
      Fishing Creek Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,393 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

    • Franklin Township
      Franklin Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
      Franklin Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 597 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Greenwood Township
    Greenwood Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
    Greenwood Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,932 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of .27.9 square miles of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the...

  • Hemlock Township
    Hemlock Township, Pennsylvania
    Hemlock Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land. Its natural eastern boundary is formed by the Fishing Creek...

  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
    Jackson Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 598 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

  • Locust Township
    Locust Township, Pennsylvania
    Locust Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,410 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.0 square miles , of which, 18.0 square miles of it is land and...

  • Madison Township
    Madison Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
    Madison Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,590 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles , of which, 35.3 square miles of it is land and...

  • Main Township
    Main Township, Pennsylvania
    Main Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,289 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.7 square miles , of which, 16.2 square miles of it is land and...

  • Mifflin Township
    Mifflin Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
    Mifflin Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,251 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.0 square miles , of which, 19.2 square miles of it is land and...

  • Montour Township
    Montour Township, Pennsylvania
    Montour Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,437 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.6 square miles , of which, 9.2 square miles of it is land and...

  • Mount Pleasant Township
    Mount Pleasant Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
    Mount Pleasant Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,459.-Geography:...

  • North Centre Township
    North Centre Township, Pennsylvania
    North Centre Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,009 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

  • Orange Township
    Orange Township, Pennsylvania
    Orange Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,148 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.1 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...

  • Pine Township
    Pine Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
    Pine Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,092 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.6 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...

  • Roaring Creek Township
    Roaring Creek Township, Pennsylvania
    Roaring Creek Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 495 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.5 square miles , of which, 23.5 square miles of it is land and...

  • Scott Township
    Scott Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
    Scott Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,768 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.4 square miles , of which, 7.1 square miles of it is land and...

  • South Centre Township
    South Centre Township, Pennsylvania
    South Centre Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,972 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

  • Sugarloaf Township
    Sugarloaf Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
    Sugarloaf Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 885 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.9 square miles , of which, 25.9 square miles of it is land and...


  • Montour County

    • Anthony Township
      Anthony Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania
      Anthony Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,388 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

    • Cooper Township
      Cooper Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania
      Cooper Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 966 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

    • Derry Township
      Derry Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania
      Derry Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,215 at the 2000 census.It was named after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland.-Geography:...

    • Liberty Township
      Liberty Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania
      Liberty Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,476 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.5 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...

    • Limestone Township
      Limestone Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania
      Limestone Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,004 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.4 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

    • Mahoning Township
      Mahoning Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania
      Mahoning Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,263 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.9 square miles , of which, 8.2 square miles of it is land and...

    • Mayberry Township
      Mayberry Township, Pennsylvania
      Mayberry Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.-Geography:It is the only municipality in Mountour County on the east side of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River and there is no direct access to the remainder of the...

    • Valley Township
      Valley Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania
      Valley Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,093 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.2 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...

    • West Hemlock Township
      West Hemlock Township, Pennsylvania
      West Hemlock Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 489 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.7 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...


    Demographics

    As of the census
    Census
    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 82,387 people, 32,000 households, and 21,385 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 97.38% White, 0.85% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races
    Race (United States Census)
    Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

    , and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.

    The median income for a household in the μSA was $36,085, and the median income for a family was $43,311. Males had a median income of $31,442 versus $22,707 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 μSA was $22,707.
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