Pleasantville, Venango County, Pennsylvania

The Pleasantville Oil Field in 1871

The Allegheny Baptist Church and Connely-Holeman House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Pleasantville is located at 41°35′37″N 79°34′45″W (41.593618, -79.579098).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), all of it land.

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 850 people, 340 households, and 249 families residing in the borough. The population density was 887.7 people per square mile (341.9/km²). There were 369 housing units at an average density of 385.4/sq mi (148.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.71% White, 0.12% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.24% Asian, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 340 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $32,426, and the median income for a family was $37,679. Males had a median income of $29,722 versus $20,909 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,608. About 7.5% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

Pleasantville is a part of the Titusville Area School District