Official Name: | Avis, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
Mapsize: | 260px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Clinton |
Government Type: | Borough Council |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ernest Harter III (D) |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1901 |
Established Title2: | Incorporated (borough) |
Established Date2: | 1908 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.28 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.28 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.49 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.49 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1473 |
Population Density Km2: | 1149.43 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 2975.76 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Coordinates: | 41.1853°N -77.3164°W |
Elevation Ft: | 595 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 17721 |
Area Code: | 570 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-03632 |
Avis is a borough in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,484 at the 2010 census.[2]
Avis is located in southeastern Clinton County at (41.185234, -77.316455).[3] It is on the north side of the valley of the West Branch Susquehanna River, which passes to the south.
U.S. Route 220, a four-lane freeway, runs along the southern edge of the borough, with access from Exit 118 (Pennsylvania Route 150) to the south of town and from Exit 120 (Pennsylvania Route 44) to the east. The borough of Jersey Shore is 3miles to the east of Avis, and Williamsport is to the east via US 220, while Lock Haven, the Clinton county seat, is 8miles to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Avis has a total area of 0.5sqmi, all land.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,492 people, 633 households, and 417 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3040.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 652 housing units at an average density of 1328.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.73% White, 0.34% African American, 0.60% Asian, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.07% of the population.
There were 633 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $31,083, and the median income for a family was $39,167. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $18,942 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,371. About 6.5% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.