Brookville is a

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in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, northeast of

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. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,933. Founded in 1830, it is the

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of Jefferson County.

History

The area was initially settled in the late 1790s upon the arrival of brothers Joseph and Andrew Barnett, as well as their brother-in-law Samuel Scott, who together established the first settlement at the confluence of the Sandy Lick and Mill Creeks in the area now known as Port Barnett. The first non-Native American settler of the land within the eventual town limits was Moses Knapp, who built a log house at the confluence of North Fork Creek and Sandy Lick Creek (which form Redbank Creek) in 1801. The 105th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, also known as the Wildcat Regiment, was a volunteer infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Geography

Brookville is located in west-central Jefferson County, at the confluence of the North Fork and Sandy Lick Creek, forming Redbank Creek, a westward-flowing tributary of the

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(Main Street) passes through the center of town. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.83%, are water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 4,230 people, 1,849 households, and 1,140 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 1,976 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 98.35%

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, 0.26%

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, 0.09% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population. There were 1,849 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were

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living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.85. In the borough, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $30,843, and the median income for a family was $38,438. Males had a median income of $29,940 versus $20,395 for females. The

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for the borough was $18,437. About 9.1% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the

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, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Historic district

Education

Brookville Area School District provides kindergarten through 12th grade public education including Brookville Area Jr./Sr. High School.

Arts and culture

The Brookville Historic District, Brookville Presbyterian Church and Manse, Gray-Taylor House, Joseph E. Hall House, and Phillip Taylor House are listed on the

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. Brookville has hosted the annual Western Pennsylvania Laurel Festival in June since 1957.

Notable people

* James G. Arner, judge * Jack Arthurs, politician * DeVeren Bookwalter, actor and director * Carl C. Cable, engineer * Thomas Canning, composer * Mal Eason, baseball player * James C. Harding, colonel * Andy Hastings, American football player * George A. Jenks, politician * Bob Olderman, American football player * Lewis Earle Sandt, pilot * Bob Shawkey, baseball player * Nathan Smith, golfer * Albert C. Thompson, politician

References

External links

Borough websiteBrookville Area Chamber of Commerce
{{authority control 1830 establishments in Pennsylvania Boroughs in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Boroughs in Pennsylvania County seats in Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1796