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DuBois, Pennsylvania

DuBois, Pennsylvania
City
Downtown DuBois
Downtown DuBois
Map showing DuBois in Clearfield County
Map showing DuBois in Clearfield County
Map showing Clearfield County in Pennsylvania
Map showing Clearfield County in Pennsylvania
DuBois is located in Pennsylvania
DuBois
DuBois
Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°07′13″N 78°45′43″W / 41.12028°N 78.76194°W / 41.12028; -78.76194Coordinates: 41°07′13″N 78°45′43″W / 41.12028°N 78.76194°W / 41.12028; -78.76194
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Clearfield
Settled 1812
Laid out 1872
Incorporated (borough) 1881
Incorporated (city) 1914
Government
 • Type City Council
 • Mayor Gary Gilbert
Area
 • Total 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2)
 • Land 3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 1,410 ft (430 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 7,794
 • Density 2,453/sq mi (947.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 15801
Area code(s) 814 Exchanges: 371, 372, 375
Website www.duboispa.gov

DuBois /ˈdbɔɪz/ DOO-boys is a city in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States, 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Pittsburgh. The population was 7,794 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city in the DuBois, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. DuBois is also one of two principal cities, the other being State College, that make up the larger State College-DuBois, PA Combined Statistical Area.

Settled in 1812 and platted in 1872, DuBois was incorporated as a borough in 1881 and as a city in 1914.

The town was founded by John Rumbarger, for whom the town was originally named. The Rumbarger Cemetery is all that survives of this original settlement. The town was later renamed for local lumber magnate John DuBois, who came from a longstanding American family of French Huguenot descent. In 1938, his nephew, John E. DuBois, donated the family mansion and estate as a permanent home for the DuBois Campus of Penn State University. While DuBois was founded as a lumber town, the mining of bituminous coal quickly became the chief industry in DuBois.


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