Potters Mills, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States

40°47′45″N 77°37′31″W / 40.79583°N 77.62528°W / 40.79583; -77.62528CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyCentreTownshipPotterArea

^[1]

• Total1.27 sq mi (3.30 km²) • Land1.27 sq mi (3.30 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

1,253 ft (382 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total263 • Density206.60/sq mi (79.74/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code42-62384GNIS feature ID1184344^[3]

Potters Mills is a hamlet in Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States, just east of the Potter-Allison Farm.^[4] It is named after General James Potter (1729–1789), who built a log cabin and grist mill there, at what is now the intersection of General Potter Highway (U.S. Route 322) and the Old Fort Road (Pennsylvania Route 144).

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	263		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

Notable person

John Potter, Jr., Wisconsin legislator, was born in Potters Mills.^[6]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potters Mills, Pennsylvania
^ "Potter's Mills, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1879. Biographical Sketch of John Potter, Jr., pg. 508