Heckscherville, Pennsylvania
| Heckscherville | |
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| CDP | |
St. Kierans Church in Heckscherville.
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 Heckscherville
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| Coordinates: 40°43′15″N 76°15′59″W / 40.72083°N 76.26639°WCoordinates: 40°43′15″N 76°15′59″W / 40.72083°N 76.26639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Schuylkill |
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| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 220 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (550/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Heckscherville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 220 at the 2010 census.
Heckscherville is located at 40°43′15″N 76°15′59″W / 40.72083°N 76.26639°W (40.720951, -76.266458).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
Heckscherville Valley includes all of Foster Township, a small portion of New Castle Township and a large part of Cass Township. The Valley is situated between Broad Mountain on the north and the Thomaston / Mine Hill on the west. It is composed of the following villages: Greenbury, Coal Castle, Kanes Hollow, Pine Knot, Cherry Valley, Heckscherville, Upper and Lower Glen Carbon, Courtneys, Upper and Lower Buck Run and Rohersvilla. Kear’s Hill and Green Hill have disappeared to make way for advanced coal production.
As of the census of 2000, there were 76 people, 36 households, and 23 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 450.9 people per square mile (172.6/km²). There were 44 housing units at an average density of 261.1/sq mi (99.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White.
There were 36 households out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.57.
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