Madisonburg is an unincorporated community and

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 Miles Township,

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, United States. It is part of the

State College, Pennsylvania State College is a home rule municipality in Centre County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is a college town, dominated economically, culturally and demographically by the presence of the University Park campus of the Pennsylvania Sta ...

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. The population was 168 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Madisonburg is located in eastern Centre County at (40.927049, -77.517123), in the western part of Miles Township. It is in the Brush Valley, part of the Ridge-and-Valley Province of the

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. The valley lies between the parallel ridges of

Nittany Mountain Mount Nittany is the common name for Nittany Mountain, a prominent geographic feature in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. The mountain is part of a ridge that separates Nittany Valley from Penns Valley, with the enclosed Sugar Valley be ...

to the north and Brush Mountain to the south.

Pennsylvania Route 445 Pennsylvania Route 445 (PA 445) is a state highway located in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 45 in Millheim. The northern terminus is at PA 64 in Nittany. Route description PA 445 begins at an intersection with ...

is the main street of the town, leading north across Nittany Mountain to

Pennsylvania Route 64 Pennsylvania Route 64 (PA 64) is a north–south state route located in central Pennsylvania. At its southern terminus in Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, Spring Township, PA 64 continues north from where Pennsylvania Route 26 tu ...

in Nittany, which itself is southwest of

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. PA 445 intersects PA 192 at the southern end of Madisonburg; PA 192 leads east to Rebersburg and southwest to

Centre Hall Centre Hall is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in Penns Valley and is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,265 at the 2010 census, which is a 17.2% incre ...

, while PA 445 follows PA 192 east for a short distance, then leads south through Brush Mountain and Shriner Mountain to

Millheim Millheim is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 904 at the 2010 census. The Millheim Historic District, which includes 176 cont ...

. According to the

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, Madisonburg has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 135 people, 53 households, and 41 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 1,085.2 people per square mile (434.4/km). There were 56 housing units at an average density of 450.2/sq mi (180.2/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00%

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. There were 53 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were

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living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.90. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,750, and the median income for a family was $39,750. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,231. There were no families and 2.4% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 12.0% of those over 64.

References

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