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Rainsburg, Pennsylvania

Rainsburg, Pennsylvania
Borough
Location of Rainsburg in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Rainsburg in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
Rainsburg is located in Pennsylvania
Rainsburg
Rainsburg
Location of Rainsburg in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 39°53′43″N 78°30′57″W / 39.89528°N 78.51583°W / 39.89528; -78.51583Coordinates: 39°53′43″N 78°30′57″W / 39.89528°N 78.51583°W / 39.89528; -78.51583
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bedford
Incorporated 1856
Government
 • Type Borough Council
Area
 • Total 0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2)
 • Land 0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation 2,031 ft (619 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 133
 • Estimate (2016) 133
 • Density 815.95/sq mi (315.96/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 814
FIPS code 42-63312

Rainsburg is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 133 at the 2010 census.

Rainsburg is located in southern Bedford County at 39°53′43″N 78°30′57″W / 39.895258°N 78.515948°W / 39.895258; -78.515948, within Colerain Township. It lies at the south end of a valley called Friends Cove between Tussey Mountain to the east and Evitts Mountain to the west.

Pennsylvania Route 326 passes through the borough, leading north 11 miles (18 km) to Bedford, the county seat, and south 16 miles (26 km) to Flintstone, Maryland.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Rainsburg has a total area of 0.16 square miles (0.42 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 146 people, 57 households, and 38 families residing in the borough. The population density was 915.8 people per square mile (352.3/km2). There were 66 housing units at an average density of 414.0 per square mile (159.3/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White.

There were 57 households, out of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.74.


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