Forksville is a

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Sullivan County, Pennsylvania Sullivan County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,840, making it the second-least populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Laporte. The county was created on March 15, 184 ...

, United States. The population was 110 at the 2020 census. It is the home of the 150-year-old Forksville General Store, down the road from the Sullivan County Fairgrounds, and near

Worlds End State Park Worlds End State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. The park, nearly surrounded by Loyalsock State Forest, is in the Loyalsock Creek valley on Pennsylvania Route 154 in Forks and Shrewsbury Townships southeas ...

. The name comes from the

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of Little Loyalsock Creek and

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within the borough.

History

The Forksville Covered Bridge was added to the

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in 1980. Forksville was first permanently settled by William Molyneaux, John Warren and Powell Bird. A

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was built in the Forksville area in 1810. Forksville was formed from Forks Township in 1880.

Geography

According to the

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

Demographics

At the 2010 census, there were 145 people, 67 households, and 42 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 94 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 94.5% White, 2.1% Black, 2.8% Native American, and 0.6% two or more races. Of the 67 households, 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.3% of households were one person, and 16.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.60. In the borough the population was spread out, with 13.1% under the age of 18, 66.2% from 18 to 64, and 20.7% 65 or older. The median age was 45.5 years. The median household income was $26,625 and the median family income was $31,563. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $13,943. There were 19.1% of families and 22.1% of the population living below the

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, including 36.4% of under eighteens and none of those over 64. Forksville Borough is protected by the Forksville Volunteer Fire Company.

Notable person

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and

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r, was born in Forksville before moving to Wheaton,

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, at age five. Grange is widely considered to be the first superstar of the

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References

External links

Sullivan County Fair

Worlds End State Park
{{authority control Populated places established in 1794 Boroughs in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania 1880 establishments in Pennsylvania