Brookville is a
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, 100 miles (161 km) northeast of Pittsburgh. 2,472 people lived in Brookville in 1900, and 3,003 people lived there in 1910. The population was 4,230 at the 2000 census. Founded in 1830, it is the
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Jefferson CountyJefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2000, its population was 45,932. It was established on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and named for then-President Thomas Jefferson. Its county seat is Brookville...
The area was initially settled in the late 1790s upon the arrival of brothers Joseph and Andrew Barnett and Samuel Scott who established the first settlement at the confluence of the Sandy Lick and Mill Creeks in the area now known as Port Barnett.
Brookville is a
boroughA borough is an administrative division of various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
in
Jefferson CountyJefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2000, its population was 45,932. It was established on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and named for then-President Thomas Jefferson. Its county seat is Brookville...
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, 100 miles (161 km) northeast of Pittsburgh. 2,472 people lived in Brookville in 1900, and 3,003 people lived there in 1910. The population was 4,230 at the 2000 census. Founded in 1830, it is the
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
of
Jefferson CountyJefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2000, its population was 45,932. It was established on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and named for then-President Thomas Jefferson. Its county seat is Brookville...
History
The area was initially settled in the late 1790s upon the arrival of brothers Joseph and Andrew Barnett and Samuel Scott who established the first settlement at the confluence of the Sandy Lick and Mill Creeks in the area now known as Port Barnett. The first non-Native American settler of the land within the eventual town limits was Moses Knapp, who built a log house at the confluence of North Fork and Sandy Lick creeks in 1801. Brookville's main source of economic development throughout the 19th century was the lumber industry. Brookville's many streams and its connection to larger rivers (the Clarion and later, the Allegheny) allowed for extensive construction of lumber mills along the watersheds and the floating of timber to markets in Pittsburgh. The town enjoyed great economic success during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, serving as home to several factories, breweries, an important railroad stop for local coal and timber and briefly the Twyford Motor Car Company, which operated from 1905 to 1907 and produced the world's first 4-wheel drive automobile. More recently,
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, which traverses the United States, was constructed near the Brookville borough, including two large bridges spanning the North Fork Creek and Dr. Walter Dick Park. The town has continued to support the lumber industry and also features several small and medium-sized businesses and significant manufacturing operations.
Geography
Brookville is located at (41.159654, -79.080276).
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone.
Elevation is 1,273 feet.
According to the
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, the borough has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.4 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
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of 2000, there were 4,230 people, 1,849 households, and 1,140 families residing in the borough. The
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was 1,312.6 people per square mile (507.2/km²). There were 1,976 housing units at an average density of 613.2/sq mi (236.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.35% White, 0.26% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.09% from
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, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.
There were 1,849 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were
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living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $30,843, and the median income for a family was $38,438. Males had a median income of $29,940 versus $20,395 for females. The
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for the borough was $18,437. About 9.1% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
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