Rural Valley, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
Houses and churches on Main Street
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Coordinates: 40°47′55″N 79°18′57″W / 40.79861°N 79.31583°WCoordinates: 40°47′55″N 79°18′57″W / 40.79861°N 79.31583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Armstrong |
Government | |
• Type | Borough Council |
Area | |
• Total | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
• Land | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,120 ft (340 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 876 |
• Density | 415/sq mi (160.2/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Zip code | 16249 |
Rural Valley is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 876 at the 2010 census.
Rural Valley is located in eastern Armstrong County at 40°47′55″N 79°18′57″W / 40.79861°N 79.31583°W (40.798714, -79.315932).Pennsylvania Route 85 passes through the borough, leading west 12 miles (19 km) to Kittanning and east 14 miles (23 km) to U.S. Route 119 at Home.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km2), all of it land.
Cowanshannock Creek flows west through Rural Valley, leading to the Allegheny River.
As of the census of 2000, there were 922 people, 382 households, and 267 families residing in the borough. The population density was 438.3 people per square mile (169.5/km²). There were 414 housing units at an average density of 196.8 per square mile (76.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.26% White, 0.54% African American, 0.22% Native American, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11% of the population.