Sykesville, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
 Location of Sykesville in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. | |
  Sykesville  Sykesville | |
| Coordinates: 41°02′58″N 78°49′12″W / 41.04944°N 78.82000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Jefferson |
| Settled | 1859 |
| Incorporated | 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2) |
| • Land | 1.58 sq mi (4.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,352 ft (412 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,115 |
| • Density | 701.01/sq mi (270.66/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 15865 |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-75888 |
| Website | sykesboro |
Sykesville is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,157 at the time of the 2010 census.[2]
Named for Jacob B. Sykes, an early resident,[3] Sykesville was the birthplace of Olga Madar (1915–1996), the first woman to become a vice-president in the United Auto Workers (1970) and founder of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (1974).
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Sykesville borough, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 490.