| Kersey, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Kersey |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Elk |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Fox |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.03 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.02 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 797 |
| Population Density Km2: | 198.12 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1980 |
| Coordinates: | 41.3622°N -78.5961°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 15846 |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-39512 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1178412 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.55 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.55 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 513.20 |
Kersey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fox Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 797.[3] [4]
The first permanent settlers of the county arrived in 1810 and founded Centreville at the headwaters of Little Toby Creek. Later that year, William Kersey built a gristmill and/or sawmill there, and the settlement was renamed "Kersey", though early sources sometimes refer to it as "Kersey's".[5] At the time, the area was part of Clearfield County, as Elk County had not yet been formed. Early industries in the community were lumber and coal.[6]
Kersey is located in northern Fox Township, in south-central Elk County. Pennsylvania Route 948 passes through the community, leading east 2miles to PA 255 and west 5miles to U.S. Route 219, which leads 4miles north to Ridgway, the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kersey CDP has a total area of 4.04sqkm, of which 6015order=flipNaNorder=flip, or 0.15%, is water.[4] The CDP includes the community of Dagus, to the west of Kersey proper. The community of Dagus Mines borders the CDP to the south. Kersey sits at an elevation of above sea level, northwest of the Eastern Continental Divide.