Force is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jay Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 213.[3][4] It is located on Pennsylvania Route 255 between St. Marys and Penfield.[5]

Force, Pennsylvania
U.S. Post Office, Force, PA, April 2012
U.S. Post Office, Force, PA, April 2012
Force is located in Pennsylvania
Force
Force
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°15′28″N 78°30′04″W / 41.25778°N 78.50111°W / 41.25778; -78.50111
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyElk
TownshipJay
Area
 • Total0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2)
 • Land0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
1,240 ft (380 m)
Population
 • Total213
 • Density1,000.00/sq mi (386.48/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15841
Area code814
FIPS code42-26504

The community has the name of Jack Force, a frontiersman.[6]

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010253
2020213−15.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ https://data.census.gov/table?q=Force+CDP;+Pennsylvania
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Force CDP, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Force, Pennsylvania
  6. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 52.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.