South Philipsburg, Pennsylvania
census designated place in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
South Philipsburg is a census-designated place (CDP), formerly a borough, located in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 410 at the 2010 census. As of January 1, 2007, the borough government was dissolved and the area reverted to Rush Township.
Geography
South Philipsburg is located in western Centre County at 40°53′15″N 78°13′3″W (40.887588, -78.217499), along Moshannon Creek, the Centre County/Clearfield County line. It is bordered to the north by the borough of Philipsburg and to the northwest, across Moshannon Creek, by the borough of Chester Hill. Pennsylvania Route 350 forms the eastern edge of the CDP, leading north into Philipsburg and south 14 miles (23 km) to Interstate 99 at Bald Eagle.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 410 people, 180 households, and 119 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,366.7 inhabitants per square mile (527.7/km2). There were 192 housing units at an average density of 640 per square mile (250/km2).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “South Philipsburg, Pennsylvania” as census designated place in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as census designated place in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1183980. VIAF identifies the subject as 124361108. The Library of Congress control number is n82131537. Authority coordinates are 40.888, -78.218. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010 and 2007.
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