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Pleasantville, Venango County, Pennsylvania

Pleasantville,
Venango County,
Pennsylvania
Borough
Pleasantville United Methodist Church
Pleasantville,Venango County,Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Pleasantville,Venango County,Pennsylvania
Pleasantville,
Venango County,
Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°35′37″N 79°34′45″W / 41.59361°N 79.57917°W / 41.59361; -79.57917Coordinates: 41°35′37″N 79°34′45″W / 41.59361°N 79.57917°W / 41.59361; -79.57917
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Venango
Settled 1820
Incorporated 1850
Government
 • Type Borough Council
Area
 • Total 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
Population (2000)
 • Total 850
 • Density 887.7/sq mi (341.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code 16341
Area code(s) 814

Pleasantville is a borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The population was 850 at the 2000 census, and 892 at the 2010 census. It was an early oil 'boom town', and the population jumped from 291 to 1,598 between 1860 and 1870. But the boom soon passed, and the population shrank to 855 by 1880, and has remained fairly stable since then.

The Allegheny Baptist Church and Connely-Holeman House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Pleasantville is located at 41°35′37″N 79°34′45″W / 41.59361°N 79.57917°W / 41.59361; -79.57917 (41.593618, -79.579098).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 850 people, 340 households, and 249 families residing in the borough. The population density was 887.7 people per square mile (341.9/km²). There were 369 housing units at an average density of 385.4/sq mi (148.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.71% White, 0.12% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.24% Asian, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.


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