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Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Upper Turkeyfoot Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,063 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Turkeyfoot Township was formed from part of Brothersvalley Township in 1773, when both were still part of a larger Bedford County; Somerset County was not formed from the western portion of Bedford County until 1795. Just as new counties were split off from earlier counties, new townships were split off from earlier townships, and the townships of Upper Turkeyfoot and Lower Turkeyfoot took their current shapes in 1848. White settlers arrived in the Turkeyfoot area by the late 1760s, and a group of about 15-20 Baptist families came to the area from New Jersey ''circa'' 1774. John Drury had a school near Kingwood in 1812, and William Kilpatrick taught at a private home in Paddytown in 1815. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has ...
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Township (Pennsylvania)
Under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a township is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government. All of Pennsylvania's community, communities outside of incorporated local government in Pennsylvania#City, cities, borough (Pennsylvania), boroughs, and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania#History, one town has been incorporated into a township which serves as the legal entity providing local self-government functions. In general, townships in Pennsylvania encompass larger land areas than other Municipality, municipalities, and tend to be located in suburban, exurban, or rural parts of the commonwealth. As with other incorporated municipalities in Pennsylvania, townships exist within local government in Pennsylvania#County, counties and are subordinate to or dependent upon the county level of government. History The creation of townships within Pennsylvania dates to the seventeenth century and the colonial period. Much of the province of Pennsylvania was occupied by ...
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United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with t .... The Census Bureau is part of the United States Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce and its Director of the United States Census Bureau, director is appointed by the President of the United States. The Census Bureau's primary mission is conducting the United States census, U.S. census every ten years, which allocates the seats of the U.S. House of Representatives to the U.S. state, states based on their population. The bureau's various censuses and surveys help allocate over $675 billion in federal funds e ...
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Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. In simple terms, population density refers to the number of people living in an area per square kilometre, or other unit of land area. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people pe ...
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Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to co-ordinate international practices. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in turn, defines the census of agriculture as "a statistical operation for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture, coverin ...
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Markleton, Pennsylvania
Markleton is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the Casselman River, east-northeast of Confluence. History Philson's Forge The area was initially known as Philson's Forge; Robert Philson built a Catalan forge, or bloomery, along the Casselman River about 1810. However, the forge was not successful, and it closed about 1823. Markle Paper Works Markleton derived its present name from the paper company of Cyrus P. Markle & Sons of West Newton in nearby Westmoreland County. C.P. Markle & Sons purchased 5,000 acres along the Casselman River in 1881 and constructed a paper mill in order to harvest the abundant trees of the mountainside and manufacture paper products; at least 1,000 acres of this land was purchased from the Pinkerton Lumber Company. In addition to the pulp mill and its equipment, the operation consisted of 13 two-story houses for workers plus a home for the superintendent and a boarding hous ...
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Ursina, Pennsylvania
Ursina is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 244 at the 2020 census. History Ursina takes its name from Judge William J. Baer, owner of the land when the town was laid out in 1868 by surveyors H.L. Baer and R.J. Botzer; "bear" in Latin is Ursus. Judge Baer had a blacksmith shop and a sawmill built, Ephraim Kreger built the first house, and Isaac A. Jenkins built the first store, all in that same year of 1868. A school was built in 1870, with John Griffith serving as the first teacher. Ursina was organized as a borough in 1872. The Ursina Branch Railroad was built by the Pittsburgh and Baltimore Coal, Coke, and Iron Company in 1871–1872 in order to more easily access the coal deposits in the area. This four mile line only operated for about three years before the ongoing effects of the Panic of 1873 caused it to cease. Geography Ursina is located at (39.816562, ...
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Confluence, Pennsylvania
Confluence is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 724 at the 2020 census. Geography Confluence is at (39.809997, -79.356692). The borough is located at the southern end of Lower Turkeyfoot Township, and the borough of Ursina sits to its east. Confluence is named for the juncture of the Casselman River and Laurel Hill Creek with the Youghiogheny River. It therefore provides many opportunities for boating and fishing (and hiking, as Pennsylvania's highest point, Mount Davis, is located nearby). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (3.03%) is water. The borough is bordered to the south by the Youghiogheny River Lake and to the north by the Ohiopyle State Park. Climate The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According ...
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Pennsylvania Route 281
Pennsylvania Route 281 (PA 281) is a state highway located in Fayette and Somerset counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is the West Virginia state line near Markleysburg, where the road becomes West Virginia Route 26 (WV 26). The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in Stoystown. Route description PA 281 begins at the West Virginia border in Henry Clay Township, Fayette County, where the road continues into that state as WV 26. From the state line, the route heads northeast on the township maintained, two-lane undivided Bruceton Road, heading through wooded areas with some fields and homes. PA 281 curves to the east and crosses into the borough of Markleysburg, where state maintenance begins and it heads into residential areas. PA 281 turns north-northeast onto Main Street where it passes more homes before heading back into Henry Clay Township and continues through woodland with a few small fields and residences. The route comes to an intersec ...
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Casselman River
The Casselman River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary of the Youghiogheny River in western Maryland and Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. The Casselman River drains an area of 576 square miles. The river has been used for transportation across the Allegheny Mountains, between the cities of Baltimore and Washington, D.C. in the east and Pittsburgh in the west. Two railroads followed the Casselman River from Meyersdale, Pennsylvania to Confluence. First is the B&O Railroad, running between Baltimore and Pittsburgh, which was completed in 1871, and is currently owned by CSX. Second is the Western Maryland Railway, which ran from Cumberland, Maryland to Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Although the Western Maryland was abandoned in the 1980s, the right-of-way has been converted into the Great Allegheny Passage, a ...
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Casselman, Pennsylvania
Casselman is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. Population The population was 100 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The final section of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line between Pittsburgh and Cumberland was completed on the afternoon of April 10, 1871, with the final rail being laid near Forge Bridge, which became a small station just west of Casselman. Geography Casselman is at (39.885828, -79.209148). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all of it land. Casselman sits on the bank of the Casselman River, along the far eastern tip of Upper Turkeyfoot Township. The accompanying map shows the area that later became the borough of Casselman, around the capital "T" in the "OOT". Mineral Point to the northeast is an earlier name for Rockwood. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 99 people, 40 households, and 33 families living in the ...
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Addison Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Addison Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 928 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The township is named for Alexander Addison, the first president judge (the chief judge within a U.S. judicial district) overseeing Somerset County. History Major General Edward Braddock's Expedition of 1755 passed through the southwestern portion of the area that became Addison Township. The township was organized in 1800. Somerfield was laid out on the western edge of the township about 1816 by Philip D. Smyth, but the town was abandoned and covered over by the Youghiogheny River Lake in the 1940s. The Wable-Augustine Tavern was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.74%) is water. It surrounds the borough of Addison, which is located in the ...
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Black Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Black Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 899 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The township was named for Jeremiah Sullivan Black, a native of Somerset County who became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney General, and U.S Secretary of State. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and 0.02% is water. Black Township is bordered by Somerset Township to the north, Brothersvalley & Summit Townships to the east, Elk Lick Township to the southeast, Addison Township to the southwest, and Upper Turkeyfoot & Milford Townships to the west. Pennsylvania Route 653 passes through Black Township, generally running southeast from the borough of Rockwood and Milford Township, through Black Township, and into Summit Township on its way to the borough of Garrett. Rockwood sit ...
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