Le Raysville is a borough in

Bradford County, Pennsylvania Bradford County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, its population was 59,967. Its county seat is Towanda. The county was created on February 21, 1810, from parts o ...

, 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 290 at the 2020 census.

History

A post office called Le Raysville was established in 1827. The borough was named for James Le Ray de Chaumont, a Frenchman-turned American citizen who purchased 80,000 acres in eastern Bradford County.

Geography

Le Raysville is located in eastern Bradford County at (41.837698, -76.180393). It is surrounded by Pike Township but separate from it. According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 318 people, 111 households, and 86 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 120 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 99.06%

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and 0.94% Native American. There were 111 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were

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living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.31. In the borough the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $37,292, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $23,750 for females. The

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for the borough was $14,802. About 13.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the

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, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over. Dille Parish UCC LeRaysville PA.jpg, United Church of Christ USPO LeRaysville PA 18829.jpg , Post office Former LeRaysville Pike School Q.jpg , Former school House LeRaysville BradCo PA.jpg , House

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1790 Boroughs in Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1863 establishments in Pennsylvania