Richfield, Pennsylvania

Richfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Juniata and Snyder counties in Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 549 at the 2010 census.[1]

Richfield, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Keystone Marker
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Coordinates: 40°41′18″N 77°06′43″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Juniata, Snyder
Townships	Monroe, West Perry
Area
• Total	1.2 sq mi (3.0 km^2)
Elevation	656 ft (200 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	549
• Density	472/sq mi (182.3/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	17086
Area code(s)	717
FIPS code	42-64488
GNIS feature ID	1185007

Geography

Richfield is located in eastern Juniata County and southern Snyder County at 40°41′18″N 77°6′43″W (40.688365, -77.111816).[2] The bulk of the community is in the northern part of Monroe Township, Juniata County, but part lies to the north in the southern part of West Perry Township, Snyder County. The township and county line follows the West Branch of Mahantango Creek, which runs from west to east, north of the center of town.

Pennsylvania Route 35 is the main road through the community, leading northeast 15 miles (24 km) to Selinsgrove and southwest 17 miles (27 km) to Mifflintown, the Juniata county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Richfield CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km²), of which 1.3 acres (5,176 m²), or 0.17%, are water.[1]

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 459 people, 160 households, and 123 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 548.1 people per square mile (211.0/km²). There were 177 housing units at an average density of 211.3/sq mi (81.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.47% White, 0.22% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 160 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.3% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,333, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $29,750 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,555. About 5.8% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

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  Postcard/picture of Unknown African family in front of home, Richfield Pa 1890s
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  United Methodist Church
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  United Church of Christ
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  St. Johns Lutheran

References

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Richfield CDP, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.