Boalsburg, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Boalsburg | |
 Location within Centre County | |
  Boalsburg Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania  Boalsburg Boalsburg (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′58″N 77°47′13″W / 40.78278°N 77.78694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Townships | Harris, College |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.80 sq mi (15.03 km2) |
| • Land | 5.80 sq mi (15.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,105 ft (337 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,577 |
| • Density | 789.55/sq mi (304.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 16827 |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-07368 |
Boalsburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,722 at the 2010 census.[3] The village claims to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. However, that claim was brought into question by Bellware and Gardiner in their book, The Genesis of the Memorial Day Holiday in America, in 2014. In their book, Bellware and Gardiner point out that the Boalsburg story was first published in 1904, forty years after the fact with no indication that General Logan drew inspiration from any activities in Boalsburg and no evidence that it started the holiday.[4]
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USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnlywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Boalsburg CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Bellware, Daniel; Richard Gardiner (2014). The Genesis of the Memorial Day Holiday in America. Columbus, GA: Columbus State University. pp. 112–115. ISBN 978-0-692-29225-9.