Map of Port Matilda borough

Port Matilda is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area and is located approximately halfway between State College and Altoona. The population was 606 at the 2010 census.

Port Matilda borough overview:
Name:	Port Matilda borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Centre County
Elevation:	1,053 ft (321 m)
Total Area:	0.60 sq mi (1.55 km²)
Land Area:	0.60 sq mi (1.55 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	578
Population Density:	963.33/sq mi (371.90/km²)
Area code:	814
FIPS code:	4262280

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History

Squire Clement Beckwith laid out the town in 1850 and named it to honor his daughter, Matilda. Why he chose to call it Port Matilda is not clear, but the name may have reflected his hope that the town would eventually be connected to the Bald Eagle and Spring Creek Branch of the Pennsylvania Canal. While the canal did not reach Port Matilda, the Bald Eagle Railroad did, and the community became a market center in the Bald Eagle Valley for agricultural and lumber products.

Industrial history

Port Matilda was home to McFeely Brick Co., located on Brick St. at the east end of the town adjacent to the railroad. The company was based in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and founded by Fred McFeely, the grandfather of children’s television personality Fred Rogers. The company was later owned by General Refractories, which closed the Port Matilda plant in 1959. Its primary product was silica fire brick made from ganister rock, using beehive kilns. Its bricks were typically stamped “Vulcan”.

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Geography

Port Matilda is located at 40°48′0″N 78°3′4″W / 40.80000°N 78.05111°W / 40.80000; -78.05111 (40.800056, -78.051119). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km), all land.