Foundryville is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in

Columbia County, Pennsylvania Columbia County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,727. Its county seat is Bloomsburg. The county was created on March 22, 1813, from part ...

, United States. It is part of

Northeastern Pennsylvania Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) is a geographic region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that includes the Pocono Mountains, the Endless Mountains, and the industrial cities of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, Hazleton, Nanticoke, and Carbon ...

. The population was 256 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area.

History

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was built in Foundryville in 1800. A school was built in Foundryville in 1810. A charcoal

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was built in the community in 1835. A

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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 Luzerne County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is Northeastern Pennsylvania's second-largest county by total area. As of ...

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

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 1.40%, is water. The

Berwick Run for the Diamonds Berwick Run for The Diamonds is a nine-mile foot race starting and ending on Market Street in downtown Berwick, Pennsylvania. It has been held every year on Thanksgiving Day since 1908.

passes through Foundryville.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 265 people, 102 households, and 79 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 107 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.25%

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and 0.75%

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. There were 102 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.95. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,143, and the median income for a family was $24,583. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $16,250 for females. The

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for the CDP was $15,283. About 16.2% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

References

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