Branchdale is a census-designated place in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 436 at the 2000 census.Branchdale is located at 40°40′14″N 76°19′16″W / 40.67056°N 76.32111°W / 40.67056; -76.32111.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles, all of it land.As of the census of 2000, there were 436 people, 185 households, and 113 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 513.7 people per square mile. There were 204 housing units at an average density of 240.4/sq mi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.54% White, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.There were 185 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.