Milesburg, Pennsylvania
| Milesburg, Pennsylvania | |
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Milesburg
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 Map showing Milesburg in Centre County |
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 Map showing Centre County in Pennsylvania |
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 Milesburg
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| Coordinates: 40°56′33″N 77°47′21″W / 40.94250°N 77.78917°WCoordinates: 40°56′33″N 77°47′21″W / 40.94250°N 77.78917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Settled | 1793 |
| Incorporated (borough) | 1843 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ethel Kellerman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.4 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,123 |
| • Density | 2,503.4/sq mi (966.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC) |
| Zip code | 16853 |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
Milesburg is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,123 at the 2010 census.
Milesburg, as well as nearby Miles Township was named after Colonel Samuel Miles, who co-owned the Centre Furnace Iron Works, along with Colonel John Patton and John Dunlop.
Milesburg is on (or near) the site of a former Lenape Indian settlement known as Bald Eagle's Nest.
The Iddings-Baldridge House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Milesburg is located at 40°56′33″N 77°47′21″W / 40.94250°N 77.78917°W (40.942533, -77.789207).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,123 people, 459 households, and 305 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,503.4 people per square mile (966.8/km²). There were 489 housing units at an average density of 1,090.1 per square mile (421.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.7% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% other, and 0.2% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.
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