|• Total||2.5 sq mi (6.4 km2)|
|• Land||2.5 sq mi (6.4 km2)|
|• Density||26.8/sq mi (10.4/km2)|
|Time zone||Eastern (EST)|
|• Summer (DST)||EDT (UTC)|
Driftwood was incorporated as the second and last borough in Cameron County (the other being Emporium, the county seat) on January 17, 1872. The tracks of the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad, however, had previously been placed in Driftwood in 1863. Around the time of its incorporation Driftwood was at the center of the lumber industry and was a boomtown, with three hotels, two banks, two churches and numerous places of business, including a weekly newspaper, the Driftwood Gazette, owned by John T. Earl who was also the editor.
Driftwood is located at (41.338836, -78.135535).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), of which, 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) of it is land and negligible water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 67 people, 35 households, and 19 families residing in the borough. The population density was 26.8 people per square mile (10.4/km²). There were 93 housing units at an average density of 37.2 per square mile (14.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 94% White, 1.5% Black, and 4.5% two or more races.
There were 35 households out of which 17.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.7% were non-families. 40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.58.
In the borough the population was spread out with 10.4% under the age of 18, 65.7% from 18 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.3 years.
The median income for a household in the borough was $45,417, and the median income for a family was $50,536. The per capita income for the borough was $22,060. There were 9.5% families and 9.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including none under eighteens and 10% of those over 64.
- Tom Mix's birthplace, though miles away, has its address in Driftwood. Now Closed.
- Gary Cochran's Birthplace
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.