Forksville, Pennsylvania
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Forksville Covered Bridge, built 1850, over Loyalsock Creek with the Forksville General Store behind
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 Map of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, highlighting Forksville |
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 Forksville, Pennsylvania
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| Coordinates: 41°29′32″N 76°36′19″W / 41.49222°N 76.60528°WCoordinates: 41°29′32″N 76°36′19″W / 41.49222°N 76.60528°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Pennsylvania | |
| County | Sullivan | |
| Settled | 1794 | |
| Incorporated (borough) | 1880 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) | |
| Elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 145 | |
| • Density | 96.6/sq mi (37.8/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC) | |
| Zip code | 18616 | |
| Area code(s) | 570 | |
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 Forksville Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Forksville was first permanently settled by William Molyneaux, John Warren and Powell Bird. A sawmill was built in the Forksville area in 1810. Forksville was formed from Forks Township in 1880.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it land.
As of the census 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.
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