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{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}
{{redirect|Factoryville|the ghost town in Nebraska|Factoryville, Nebraska}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Factoryville
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| settlement_type = [[List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania#Boroughs|Borough]]
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'''Factoryville''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Wyoming County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,146 at the [[United States Census 2020|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref>

Factoryville was named for a [[Textile manufacturing|woolen factory]] near the original town site.<ref>{{cite book|last=Espenshade|first=Abraham Howry|title=Pennsylvania Place Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012934249&view=1up&seq=313|year=1925|publisher=Evangelical Press|isbn=978-0-8063-0416-8|page=309}}</ref>

==Geography==
Factoryville is located at {{Coord|41|33|51|N|75|46|53|W|type:city}} (41.564042, -75.781516).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
|1880= 462
|1890= 577
|1900= 659
|1910= 759
|1920= 628
|1930= 863
|1940= 893
|1950= 1005
|1960= 991
|1970= 922
|1980= 924
|1990= 1310
|2000= 1144
|2010= 1158
|2020= 1146
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1145
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2011-05-14 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,158 people, 341 households, and 211 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,654.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 365 housing units at an average density of {{convert|521.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 92.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4% of the population.

There were 341 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 15% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the borough the age distribution of the population shows 15.6% under the age of 18, 75.2% from 18 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23.6 years.

The median income for a household in Factoryville was $43,482, and the median income for a family was $63,929. Males had a median income of $37,344 versus $26,859 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $16,926. About 1.6% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.
[[File:Factoryville PA B Eye view 1891.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|1891 bird's-eye view of Factoryville]]

==Government==
Gary Evans is the mayor of Factoryville.<ref name="factoryville.org">{{cite web | url=https://factoryville.org/government/elected-officials | title=Elected Officials and Employees – Factoryville Borough }}</ref>

===Council===
{{update section|date=March 2024}}
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Council Member !! Term Expires !! Party !! Borough Ward
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|  Elena O'Connor || || Democratic || 2
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|  Charles Truitt || || Republican || 1
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|  Bill Edwards || || Republican || 2
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|  Gregg Yunko || || Republican || 1 
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|  Dan Engler || || Republican || 1
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|  Colin Fricke ||  || Republican || 2 
|- 
|  Gary Evans ||  ||  || 2
|}<ref name="factoryville.org"/>

==Transportation==

Factoryville is served by Pennsylvania State Routes 6 and 11, the latter also is referred to as the Lackawanna Trail, and originally was the right-of-way of the [[Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad]], with a station in Factoryville.  In 1915, the [[Nicholson Cutoff|Clarks Summit-Hallstead Cut-Off]] was opened and the original line (now a highway) was abandoned, although a 1.2-mile spur line was built parallel to Route 107 to continue to serve businesses that had been served by the old mainline.  That spur line was abandoned in 1940. The station on the new line was closed in 1953, and was torn down about 2010.  Currently, the Cut-Off is served by [[Norfolk Southern]].

==Christy Mathewson Day==
The second Saturday in August every year is recognized as a [[public holiday|holiday]] in Factoryville. [[Christy Mathewson]] Day celebrates the baseball [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] who was born in Factoryville on August 12, 1880. The festivities include a [[parade]] from [[Keystone College]] to Christy Mathewson Park, a {{convert|6|km|mi|adj=mid|-long|abbr=on}} foot race (in honor of Mathewson's nickname, "The Big 6"), a chicken [[barbecue]], games and many other activities.

Christy Mathewson Day weekend and the town of Factoryville are the subjects of the documentary, "Christy Mathewson Day."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://christymathewsondayfilm.com/|title=Christymathewsondayfilm help you find out the best art galleries. - Christymathewsondayfilm|website=christymathewsondayfilm.com}}</ref>

==References==
<references />
*''How Factoryville Was Born'' by Allean Derr (1939–2013) – Factoryville Public Library
*http://factoryville.org/general-info/history

==External links==
{{commons category|Factoryville, Pennsylvania}}
{{Wikivoyage|Factoryville}}
* [http://www.factoryville.org/ Borough of Factoryville]

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[[Category:1824 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1798]]