Unionville is a

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Centre County Centre County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,172. Its county seat is Bellefonte. Centre County comprises the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The lands ...

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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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. As of the 2010 census, the borough had a total population of 291.

History

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village, now known as the

Fisher Farm site The Fisher Farm site is an archaeological site in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in fields on the outskirts of Unionville, it is one of central Pennsylvania's leading archaeological sites. Profile The Fisher Farm site enc ...

, is located along Bald Eagle Creek on Unionville's western edge.Stevenson, Christopher M. and Conran Hay. ''National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fisher Farm Site''.

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, 1980-06-05. In 1979, the

Unionville Historic District The Unionville Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Unionville, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. History and architectural features This district i ...

was listed on the

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. The district, which includes virtually all of Unionville, was added to the Register for its high quality of preservation since before

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. Nearly two hundred buildings in the borough qualified as

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. The well known

Ridge Soaring Gliderport Ridge Soaring Gliderport was a public-use glider airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Unionville, in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was privately owned by Knauff & Gro ...

is located nearby.

Herman Fisher Herman Guy Fisher (November 2, 1898 – September 26, 1975), was born in Unionville Pennsylvania. He is best known as the co-founder of the famous toy brand Fisher-Price. Biography Herman G. Fisher was born in Unionville, Pennsylvania in 1898. ...

, founder of the

Fisher Price Fisher-Price is an American company that produces educational toys for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, headquartered in East Aurora, New York. The company was founded in 1930 during the Great Depression by Herman Fisher, Irving Price, Helen ...

toy and game corporation, was born in Unionville.

Geography

Unionville is located at (40.90698, -77.87550). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 291 people, 123 households, and 83 families residing in the borough. The

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was 1,099.3 people per square mile (424.5/km²). There were 130 housing units at an average density of 491.1 per square mile (189.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.6%

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, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.7%

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, 0.7% from

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, and 0.7% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.7% of the population. There were 123 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were

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living together, 2.4% had a male householder with no wife present, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.84. In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $34,792, and the median income for a family was $31,964. The

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for the borough was $21,735. About 21.7% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the

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, including 44.4% of those under the age of 18 and 6.7% of those 65 and older.

References

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* {{authority control Populated places established in 1848 Boroughs in Centre County, Pennsylvania 1859 establishments in Pennsylvania