Crenshaw, Pennsylvania

Summary

Crenshaw is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Snyder Township, Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is approximately 2 miles (3 km) east of the borough of Brockway on U.S. Route 219. As of the 2010 census, the population was 468 residents.[3]

Crenshaw, Pennsylvania
The Redferd Segers House, on the National Register of Historic Places
Crenshaw is located in Pennsylvania
Crenshaw
Crenshaw
Crenshaw is located in the United States
Crenshaw
Crenshaw
Coordinates: 41°14′55″N 78°45′15″W / 41.24861°N 78.75417°W / 41.24861; -78.75417
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyJefferson
TownshipSnyder
Area
 • Total1.12 sq mi (2.89 km2)
 • Land1.09 sq mi (2.84 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
1,480 ft (450 m)
Population
 • Total423
 • Density386.30/sq mi (149.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-17040
GNIS feature ID2630002

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020423
U.S. Decennial Census[4][2]

History edit

The railroad was extended to Crenshaw around 1882.[5] A post office was established at Crenshaw in 1886, and remained in operation until 1967.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Crenshaw CDP, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 105.
  6. ^ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

External links edit

  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crenshaw Census Designated Place