Worthville, Pennsylvania

Worthville is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 85 at the 2000 census. The borough is named for General William Jenkins Worth.HistoryWorthville was originally called Geistown, and under the latter name was laid out by Daniel Geist, and named for him. The name was changed to Worthville in 1854. A post office has been in operation under the name Worthville since 1854. Jimmy Slagle, Major League Baseball player, was born in Worthville.GeographyWorthville is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.2sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 85 people, 31 households, and 24 families residing in the borough. The population density was 463.6 people per square mile (182.3/km²). There were 35 housing units at an average density of 190.9 per square mile (75.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.29% White, and 4.71% from two or more races.There were 31 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 2.88.