Reynoldsville is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is northeast of Pittsburgh in a productive soft coal region. As of the 2020 census, Reynoldsville had a population of 2,549.
Reynoldsville was originally called Winslow Township and was renamed after local postmaster Thomas Reynolds in 1850.
History
In 1855, a man by the name of Tilton Reynolds owned the land in what is today Reynoldsville. He began selling lots of property in the hopes of starting a town. Over the course of the 19th century, Reynoldsville would grow into the town that is it is today. Reynoldsville would grow its industries in the way of silk mills, brick and tile works, a tannery, a macaroni factory, and an asbestos plant to provide employment. The borough was greatly enlarged in 1913 when it annexed West Reynoldsville (population 993 in 1910) and three large adjacent areas.
The Herpel Brothers Foundry and Machine Shop was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
Geography
Reynoldsville is located in eastern Jefferson County at (41.094465, -78.887604), in the valley of Sandy Lick Creek where it is joined by Soldier Run. U.S. Route 322 (Main Street) passes through the borough, leading northwest to Brookville, the county seat, and southeast to Luthersburg. Pennsylvania Route 950 runs northeast from Reynoldsville up the Sandy Lick Creek valley to Falls Creek, and Pennsylvania Route 310 leads south to Punxsutawney.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Reynoldsville has a total area of , of which , or 1.87%, are water. The borough, via Sandy Lick Creek, is part of the Redbank Creek watershed, flowing west to the Allegheny River and ultimately the Ohio River.
Demographics
thumb|Reynoldsville Borough Office and library
As of the census