Force, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

Force, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place

U.S. Post Office, Force, PA, April 2012

Force

Location within the state of Pennsylvania

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Coordinates: 41°15′28″N 78°30′04″W﻿ / ﻿41.25778°N 78.50111°W﻿ / 41.25778; -78.50111
Country| United States
State| Pennsylvania
County| Elk
Township| Jay
Area

[1]

• Total| 0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2)
• Land| 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation

| 1,240 ft (380 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 213
• Density| 1,000.00/sq mi (386.48/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

15841

Area code| 814
FIPS code| 42-26504

Force is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jay Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 213.[3][4] It is located on Pennsylvania Route 255 between St. Marys and Penfield.[5]

The community has the name of Jack Force, a frontiersman.[6]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2010| 253| | —
2020| 213| | −15.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

## References

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1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. ^ https://data.census.gov/table?q=Force+CDP;+Pennsylvania [bare URL]
4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Force CDP, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Force, Pennsylvania
6. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 52.
7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Ridgway

City|

* St. Marys

Boroughs|

* Johnsonburg
* Ridgway

Townships|

* Benezette
* Fox
* Highland
* Horton
* Jay
* Jones
* Millstone
* Ridgway
* Spring Creek

CDPs|

* Byrnedale
* Force
* James City
* Kersey
* Weedville
* Wilcox

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communities|

* Benezette
* Brandy Camp
* Brockport
* Coal Hollow
* Dagus Mines
* Dahoga
* Dents Run
* Loleta
* McKinley
* Pigs Ear
* Russell City
* Toby

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