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Valencia is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 551 at the 2010 census. == History == The original name of the town was Brookside, and subsequently Sunnyside in the 1890s, but was changed for the railroad, by the time of its incorporation as a borough, due to an existing stop with the same name in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It is unknown how the name Valencia was chosen. The borough's application for incorporation was granted in September 1896, and the office of burgess (later mayor) was established, to which James Douthett Magee was appointed, together with a seven-member council consisting of Edward Cowan, J. D. Perry, C. F. Harrobin, J. A. Cox, J. C. Barr, P. E. Cooper, and W. J. Craig. == Geography == Valencia is located along the southern border of Butler County at 40°40′30″N 79°59′19″W (40.674906, -79.988493), in the valley of Breakneck Creek near its source. It is bordered to the north, east, and west by Adams Township and to the south by Richland and Pine townships in Allegheny County. According to the United States Census Bureau, Valencia has a total area of 0.34 square miles (0.87 km2), all land. == Demographics == As of the 2000 census, there were 384 people, 100 households, and 75 families residing in the borough. The population density was 996.2 inhabitants per square mile (384.6/km2).