| Foundryville, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Foundryville |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Columbia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.42 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.40 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 260 |
| Population Density Km2: | 185.91 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 636 |
| Coordinates: | 41.0769°N -76.2353°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-26984 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1175048 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.55 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.54 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 481.48 |
Foundryville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 260 at the 2020 census.[3] It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area.
A distillery was built in Foundryville in 1800. A school was built in Foundryville in 1810.[4] A charcoal iron furnace was built in the community in 1835. A foundry was built there in 1847, providing the current name for the community.[5]
Foundryville is located in eastern Columbia County at 41.0769°N -76.2353°W (41.076851, -76.235386).[6] It is in the southeastern corner of Briar Creek Township and is bordered by Berwick to the south, Salem Township in Luzerne County to the east, and rural parts of Briar Creek Township to the north and west. The village is situated around Glen Brook, a southward-flowing tributary of Briar Creek and thence the Susquehanna River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4km2, of which 0.02sqkm, or 1.40%, is water.[7]
The Berwick Run for the Diamonds passes through Foundryville.
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 265 people, 102 households, and 79 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 373.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 107 housing units at an average density of 151sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.25% White and 0.75% Asian.
There were 102 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,143, and the median income for a family was $24,583. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,283. About 16.2% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.