Pleasantville, Venango County, Pennsylvania

Pleasantville is a borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The population was 850 at the 2000 census, and 892 at the 2010 census. It was an early oil 'boom town', and the population jumped from 291 to 1,598 between 1860 and 1870. But the boom soon passed, and the population shrank to 855 by 1880, and has remained fairly stable since then.

Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
Borough
Pleasantville United Methodist Church
Location of Pleasantville in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
Pleasantville Location of Pleasantville in Venango County, Pennsylvania. Pleasantville Pleasantville (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°35′37″N 79°34′45″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Venango
Settled	1820
Incorporated	1850
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area [1]
• Total	0.95 sq mi (2.46 km^2)
• Land	0.95 sq mi (2.46 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	892
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	812
• Density	854.74/sq mi (329.94/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code	16341
Area code(s)	814
FIPS code	42-61512
GNIS feature ID	1215640

History

The Pleasantville Oil Field in 1871

The Allegheny Baptist Church and Connely-Holeman House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Geography

Pleasantville is located at 41°35′37″N 79°34′45″W (41.593618, -79.579098).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	291		—
1870	1,598		449.1%
1880	855		−46.5%
1890	928		8.5%
1900	671		−27.7%
1910	702		4.6%
1920	652		−7.1%
1930	627		−3.8%
1940	689		9.9%
1950	704		2.2%
1960	940		33.5%
1970	1,005		6.9%
1980	1,099		9.4%
1990	991		−9.8%
2000	850		−14.2%
2010	892		4.9%
2019 (est.)	812	[2]	−9.0%
Sources:[5][6][7]

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 850 people, 340 households, and 249 families residing in the borough. The population density was 887.7 people per square mile (341.9/km²). There were 369 housing units at an average density of 385.4/sq mi (148.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.71% White, 0.12% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.24% Asian, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 340 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $32,426, and the median income for a family was $37,679. Males had a median income of $29,722 versus $20,909 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,608. About 7.5% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

Pleasantville is a part of the Titusville Area School District

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
7. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.