Ramblewood is an unincorporated area and

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(CDP) in Ferguson Township, Centre County,

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, United States. It is part of Happy Valley and the larger

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. The population was 849 at the 2010 census. The area was formerly known as Fairbrook.

History

In 1887, a post office was established under the name Fairbrook near the Tadpole School in Ferguson Township. Fairbrook was the last station on the western half of the Lewisburg and Tyrone Railroad, subsequently the Fairbrook Branch of the

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. In 1929, the

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built a five-mile extension from Struble to Fairbrook, and acquired the line from Fairbrook to

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. The line was shut down at the beginning of the

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in 1933. Ramblewood first appeared on the

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as a census-designated place in 2000 with a population of 983. The name Fairbrook is still retained for a 29-acre park.

Geography

Ramblewood is located in southern Centre County at (40.734180, -77.944554), south of the center of Ferguson Township. It consists of an area of farmland and several small residential developments.

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forms the southern edge of the community, leading northeast to the borough of

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. According to the

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

Demographics

At the 2010

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, there were 849 people, 311 households and 243 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 319 housing units at an average density of 48.0/sq mi (18.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.7%

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, 1.1% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population. There were 311 households, of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were

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living together, 1.6% had a male householder with no wife present, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.10. 24.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 32.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males. The

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was $54,464 and the median family income was $60,250. The

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for the CDP was $29,996. About 4.5% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the

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References

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