Census Data for Challenge
As far as we can tell, Challenge has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Challenge, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Brockway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Falls Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- DuBois
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Reynoldsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sykesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Troutville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Brookville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grampian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
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- Curwensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Big Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Lumber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- The population in 2015 was estimated at 75 people. This represents a 1.32% decrease since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 76 people.
Elk County ...
Challenge is located in Elk County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Elk County.
Miscellaneous Information for Challenge ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Elk County or the community of Challenge:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Challenge:
- GNIS ID for Challenge: 1171532
- GNIS ID for Elk County: 1213668
- GNIS ID for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: 1779798
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Challenge is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Challenge.
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Elk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |