Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania

Johnsonburg is a borough in Elk County, Pennsylvania, 124 miles (200 km) northeast of Pittsburgh and 115 miles (185 km) south of Buffalo, New York, in a productive farming and lumbering region. Paper mills were once common in the borough, with the Domtar mill still operating. In 1910, 4,334 people lived here. The population was 2,483 at the 2010 census.

History

It was founded in 1810 and incorporated in 1891.

The Johnsonburg Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Geography

Johnsonburg is located at 41°29′38″N 78°40′47″W / 41.49389°N 78.67972°W / 41.49389; -78.67972 (41.493950, -78.679600).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.94 square miles (7.6 km²), 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²) of it land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (1.38%) of it water. It's also home to the Johnsonburg Area School.

Demographics

2010

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,483 people, 1,126 households, and 663 families residing in the borough. The population density was 856.2 people per square mile (334.5/km²). There were 1,293 housing units at an average density of 445.8 per square mile (174.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.1% White, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.

Johnsonburg (DL&W station)

Johnsonburg Station is one of the three original stations on the Lackawanna Cut-Off in northwestern New Jersey. Built by contractor Hyde, McFarlan & Burke, the station opened in 1911. Located on the western end of Ramsey Fill in rural Frelinghuysen Township, the station generated only modest passenger and freight business for the railroad. As a result, it was closed in 1940. The station was temporarily reopened in 1941 to serve as a command post for the clearing of the landslide that took place within nearby Armstrong Cut. After the closing of the station building, Johnsonburg continued to be a flag stop on the Cut-Off until the 1960s. A creamery was built by the railroad at the station site and operated for a number of years. The station building was rehabilitated by Jerry Turco, the owner of the Cut-Off from 1985-2001 (after the line had been abandoned by Conrail), during the early 1990s. Being in an isolated location, the building was subject to vandalism and was eventually razed by the State of New Jersey in 2007.