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Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania

Rockhill, Pennsylvania
Borough
The Rockhill Trolley Museum
Location of Rockhill in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Rockhill in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Rockhill, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Rockhill, Pennsylvania
Rockhill, Pennsylvania
Location of Rockhill in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 40°14′35″N 77°54′02″W / 40.24306°N 77.90056°W / 40.24306; -77.90056Coordinates: 40°14′35″N 77°54′02″W / 40.24306°N 77.90056°W / 40.24306; -77.90056
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Huntingdon
Government
 • Type Borough Council
 • Mayor Karl Barry (R)
Area
 • Total 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
 • Land 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 371
 • Estimate (2016) 360
 • Density 1,237.11/sq mi (477.54/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code 17249
Area code(s) 814
FIPS code 42-65496
Local phone exchanges: 447, 448

Rockhill or Rockhill Furnace is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 414 at the 2000 census. It is the site of the East Broad Top Railroad.

Although the community was long known as "Rockhill Furnace," its name has always officially been "Rockhill."

Rockhill is located at 40°14′35″N 77°54′2″W / 40.24306°N 77.90056°W / 40.24306; -77.90056 (40.242927, -77.900433).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 414 people, 173 households, and 119 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,323.8 people per square mile (515.6/km²). There were 186 housing units at an average density of 594.7 per square mile (231.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.28% White, 0.72% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.42% of the population.

There were 173 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.90.


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