Crenshaw, Pennsylvania

Crenshaw, Pennsylvania
CDP

Crenshaw, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°14′55″N 78°45′15″W / 41.24861°N 78.75417°W / 41.24861; -78.75417Coordinates: 41°14′55″N 78°45′15″W / 41.24861°N 78.75417°W / 41.24861; -78.75417
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Jefferson
Elevation 1,480 ft (450 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 468
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 2630002

Crenshaw is a census-designated place[1] located in Snyder Township, Jefferson County in the state of Pennsylvania. Its location is approximately 2 miles east of the borough of Brockway on route 219. As of the 2010 census the population was 468 residents.[2]

History

The railroad was extended to Crenshaw around 1882.[3] A post office was established at Crenshaw in 1886, and remained in operation until 1967.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2010 Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 105.
  4. ↑ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

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