Du Bois, Pennsylvania
| DuBois, Pennsylvania | |
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Downtown DuBois
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 Map showing DuBois in Clearfield County |
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 Map showing Clearfield County in Pennsylvania |
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 DuBois
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| Coordinates: 41°07′13″N 78°45′43″W / 41.12028°N 78.76194°WCoordinates: 41°07′13″N 78°45′43″W / 41.12028°N 78.76194°W | |
| 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 |
DuBois /ˈduːbɔɪz/ 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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