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Bloomsburg–Berwick Metropolitan Area
The Bloomsburg–Berwick Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Pennsylvania, anchored by the town of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg and the borough of Berwick, Pennsylvania, Berwick. As of the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 85,562 (though a July 1, 2013 estimate placed the population at 85,338). Counties *Columbia County, Pennsylvania, Columbia *Montour County, Pennsylvania, Montour Communities Towns *Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg (Principal city) Boroughs *Ashland, Pennsylvania, Ashland (partial) *Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, Benton *Berwick, Pennsylvania, Berwick (Principal city) *Briar Creek, Pennsylvania, Briar Creek *Catawissa, Pennsylvania, Catawissa *Centralia, Pennsylvania, Centralia *Danville, Pennsylvania, Danville *Millville, Pennsylvania, Millville *Orangeville, Pennsylvania, Orangeville *Stillwater, Pennsylvania, Stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orangeville, Pennsylvania
Orangeville is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 478 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. History In 1822, an Ohio native Clemuel G. Ricketts made a plan to set up a community near Knob Mountain, although there were settlers in the area before that time. This community became Orangeville. Soon after the town was laid out, several buildings, including a house and a tannery, were erected in the area. Once five or six houses were built in the town, a post office was built there. Several names were originally considered for the community, including Knobtown, Rickettsville, and The Trap, but Orangeville was chosen after Orange County, New York, and Orange, New Jersey. In 1853, a business making plows and grain-threshers was built in the community. Orangeville was incorporated in 1900. Geography Orangeville is located north of the center of Columbia County at . I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamison City, Pennsylvania
Jamison City is a census-designated place in Sugarloaf Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 134 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. Geography Jamison City is located at (41.301523, -76.366443), in the northern reaches of Columbia County. It is in northern Sugarloaf Township and is bordered on the north by Davidson Township in Sullivan County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The CDP is situated on mostly level terrain, and surrounded on the north, east, and west by mountains. The East Branch of Fishing Creek runs through Jamison City. History Jamison City was formed at the northern terminus of the Bloomsburg and Sullivan Railroad. In 1889 a sawmill was built in Jamison City. However, it stopped producing wood in 1912, and the final load of lumber from it was shipped to Bloomsburg in 1914. A tannery wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iola, Pennsylvania
Iola is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 144 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. History A milling business was set up in Iola in the winter of 1828. A church was built in the community in 1850. Geography Iola is located in northwestern Columbia County at (41.132269, -76.533969), along the western edge of Greenwood Township. Iola is bordered to the south by the borough of Millville and to the west by Little Fishing Creek, across which is Pine Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Pennsylvania Route 42 runs north–south through the center of town, and Pennsylvania Route 442 branches to the northwest at the northern end of town. The CDP is mostly flat, with some rolling hills in the eastern section. Much of Iola, especially in the northwest and southeast, is farmland.maps.goog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foundryville, Pennsylvania
Foundryville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 256 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. History A distillery was built in Foundryville in 1800. A school was built in Foundryville in 1810. A charcoal iron furnace was built in the community in 1835. A foundry was built there in 1847, providing the current name for the community. Geography Foundryville is located in eastern Columbia County at (41.076851, -76.235386). It is in the southeastern corner of Briar Creek Township and is bordered by Berwick to the south, Salem Township in Luzerne County to the east, and rural parts of Briar Creek Township to the north and west. The village is situated around Glen Brook, a southward-flowing tributary of Briar Creek and thence the Susquehanna River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernville, Pennsylvania
Fernville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 556 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. Geography Fernville is located in western Columbia County at (41.003980, -76.465813), across Fishing Creek from Bloomsburg, the county seat. Fernville is in the southeastern corner of Hemlock Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.33%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 488 people, approximately 196 households, and 149 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 209 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.52% White, 1.23% African American, 0.61% Asian, 1.23% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population. There were 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyers Grove, Pennsylvania
Eyers Grove is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 102 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. Geography Eyers Grove is located in northwestern Columbia County in the southwestern corner of Greenwood Township. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 2.04%, is water. It is along Little Fishing Creek and is served by Pennsylvania Route 42, which leads north to Millville and south to Bloomsburg, the county seat. The northern three-quarters of Eyers Grove is mostly farmland.maps.google.com Demographics At the 2000 census, there were 86 people, 32 households and 24 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 34 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White. There were 32 households, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espy, Pennsylvania
Espy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,642 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. Espy was first settled in the late 18th century. It was home to a boatyard in the 19th century. History Espy was named after Josiah Espy, an early settler who moved to the area in 1775. Soon afterwards, in 1785, Josiah's son George moved into the area as well. In 1800, George Espy divided up the area that is now Espy into lots. The town was originally called Liberty but was officially renamed Espy in 1828 after George Espy. The first hotel in Espy was built in 1805. There used to a boatyard in Espy, but it was destroyed in 1900. Geography Espy is located near the center of Columbia County at (41.005904, -76.414883). It is in the southwestern corner of Scott Township and is bordered by U.S. Route 11 to the north, the Susquehanna River to the south, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckhorn, Pennsylvania
Buckhorn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 318 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. It uses the Bloomsburg ZIP code of 17815. History Historically, there was an Indian path leading through the Buckhorn area, and in what would become Buckhorn the path was blazed by the antlers of a deer in a white oak sapling. When the first non-native settlers arrived in the Fishing Creek valley, they created another path that intersected the Indian path, and the community came to be named for the deer antlers. The community was founded due to discovery of ore in the area. Vaniah Rees built the first house in the community in 1820. The first store in the community was opened in 1836. Mail was periodically brought to Buckhorn starting in 1850, but mail was not brought to Buckhorn on a daily basis until 1883. Geography Buckhorn is located in western C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristes, Pennsylvania
Aristes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Conyngham Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 311 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. Aristes is located adjacent to the famous "ghost town" of Centralia. History Around the year 1800, the Red Tavern was built along the Old Reading Road, which ran from Catawissa to Reading. In 1865, the owner of the Red Tavern laid out a village which he called "Montana". When a post office was established here in 1897, the name of the town was changed to "Aristes", a contraction of the name Aristides, a Greek statesman. In 1948, United Airlines Flight 624 hit a high-voltage powerline and crashed in Aristes. Notable victims of the crash included Broadway theatre impresario Earl Carroll and his girlfriend, actress Beryl Wallace; Henry L. Jackson, men's fashion editor of ''Collier's Weekly'' magazine and co-founder of ''Esquire'' mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almedia, Pennsylvania
Almedia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,078 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. History Almedia was once called Afton. There used to be lime quarries and coal-dredging industries near Almedia. Geography Almedia is located near the center of Columbia County at (41.015556, -76.384814). It is in southeastern Scott Township and southwestern South Centre Township and is bordered by the Susquehanna River to the south, U.S. Route 11 to the north, Espy to the west, and Lime Ridge to the east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 26.61%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 1,078 people, 491 households, and 326 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White. The average household si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or List of uninhabited regions, uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local government in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
