Townville

Townville is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 328 at the 2020 census, up from 323 at the 2010 census. Townville is located in eastern Crawford County at 41°4047N 79°5254W (41.679679, -79.881731). It is surrounded by Steuben Township, a separate municipality. The borough is in a valley at the height of land between north-flowing Muddy Creek and south-flowed Sugar Creek, both tributaries of French Creek and part of the Allegheny River watershed. The lowest elevation is 1,370 ft (420 m) on the southern boundary at the wetland that is drained by Muddy creek and Sugar Creek. The highest elevation is1,500 ft (460 m) on the western boundary of the borough. The median income for a household in the borough was $35,833, and the median income. for a family was $37,500. None of the families and 1.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 3.3% of those over 64. The U.S. Census Bureau says Townville has a total area of 0.51 square miles (1.33 km²), all of which is land. It was founded in 1824 by Noah Town, and named for him. It is located on Pennsylvania Route 408, leading east 8 miles (13 km) to Hydetown and northwest 14 miles (23 km)to Cambridge Springs.

History

Townville was founded in 1824 by Noah Town, and named for him. The town is located on the banks of the Mississippi River. Townville was named for Town, who was a member of the town's first council. Town died in 1825, and the town was named in his honor in 1828. It is now home to the University of South Carolina's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, which was founded by Town in 1823. It was named after Town, whose family moved to the town in 1822. It has a population of about 2,000, and is located in the town of Townville, South Carolina, on the river's banks. The city's name is derived from Town, which means "town" or "village" in English, and means "home" in Spanish. It also means "place" in both Spanish and English, as well as "towns" and "villages" in the Spanish language. Town was named by Town for his son, Noah, who lived there in the early 1800s, and died there in 1829. It's also known as "Townville" by some locals, and "Towntown" for "the town of the same name" by other people. The Townville name is also used for a town in the state of Georgia, which is also named for Noah, and for the town that was once part of the state, "Townsville", and "towntown" in Georgia.

Geography

Townville is located in eastern Crawford County at 41°4047N 79°5254W (41.679679, -79.881731). It is surrounded by Steuben Township, a separate municipality. The borough is in a valley at the height of land between north-flowing Muddy Creek and south-flowed Sugar Creek, both tributaries of French Creek. Meadville, the county seat, is 15 miles (24 km) to the west of Townville via PA 408, Lyona Road, and PA 77. According to the United States Census Bureau, Townville has a total area of 0.51 square miles (1.33 km²), all of which is land. The lowest elevation in Townville is 1,370 ft (420 m) on the southern boundary at the wetland that is drained by Muddy creek and Sugar Creek. The highest elevation is 1,500 ft (460 m) on the western boundary of the borough. It is located on the banks of the Allegheny River, which is part of the Pennsylvania-Allegheny River watershed. The town has a population of 1,000 (1,000 people) and is home to the Townville Memorial Hospital, which was built in the 1930s. Townville was the site of the U.S. Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, which took place in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The Townville Post Office was established in 1836. It was the first post office in Pennsylvania.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 306 people, 119 households, and 94 families residing in the borough. The population density was 535.3 people per square mile (207.3/km²). There were 125 housing units at an average density of 218.7 per squaremile (84.7/ km²) The racial makeup of the borough was 99.02% White, 0.33% Asian, 0,33% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 33% of the population. The median income for a household in the Borough was $35,833, and the median income. for a family was $37,500. None of the families and 1.4% were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 3.3 per cent of those over 64. The borough is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which connects to New Jersey and New Jersey via the Raritan River and the Susquehannock River. It is the only borough in the state to have its own post office, which opened in 1881. The post office is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. It was closed for good in the early 1990s after a fire destroyed the post office. It reopened in the late 1990s, but was closed again in the mid-2000s when the power grid was damaged. It has been closed since then.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Townville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania = 85. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 84. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 81. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Townville = 3.4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 30,486 individuals with a median age of 39.6 age the population dropped by -6.21% in Townville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 604.70 residents per square mile of area (233.49/km²). There are average 2.5 people per household in the 115 households with an average household income of $39,004 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.90% of the available work force and has dropped -1.89% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 26.32%. The number of physicians in Townville per 100,000 population = 166.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Townville = 44 inches and the annual snowfall = 77 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 171. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 158. 81 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 12.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 49, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Townville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania which are owned by the occupant = 72.73%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 28.2 years with median home cost = $77,810 and home appreciation of -1.71%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $16.51 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,573 per student. There are 14.4 students for each teacher in the school, 567 students for each Librarian and 421 students for each Counselor. 7.33% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 10.99% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 3.66% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).