Baileyville, Pennsylvania

Baileyville is a census-designated place^[3] in the southern portion of Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley. As of the 2020 census, the population was 217.^[4]

Baileyville, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°42′29″N 77°59′5″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Centre
Township	Ferguson
Area [1]
• Total	1.25 sq mi (3.23 km2)
• Land	1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	1,152 ft (351 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	217
• Density	174.58/sq mi (67.40/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-03792
GNIS feature ID	1168584

The community is located southeast of Marengo, west of Ramblewood on Pennsylvania Route 45, locally known as Pine Grove Road. Baileyville borders Pennsylvania Furnace on the Centre-Hundington County line. The village is in the valley of Spruce Creek, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Little Juniata River.

History

Richard Baily, the village's namesake, came to the area in around 1790. The Bailey family operated a blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, sawmill, and tannery. In the 1890s a schoolhouse was built to serve the community. The school was transformed into a community center in the 1930s.^[5]

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2020, there were 217 people, and 80 households in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.7% White, 0% Black or African American, 0% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 11.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6% of the population.

12.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	217		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2]