Port Allegany, Pennsylvania
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| Port Allegany, Pennsylvania | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | McKean |
| Settled | 1815 |
| Incorporated | 1882 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km²) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 2,355 |
| - Density | 1,286.0/sq mi (496.9/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 16743 |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
Port Allegany is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,355 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Port Allegany is located at (41.814919, -78.279218)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,355 people, 924 households, and 623 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,286.0 people per square mile (496.9/km²). There were 992 housing units at an average density of 541.7/sq mi (209.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.36% White, 0.08% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.
There were 924 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the borough the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $34,896, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $32,792 versus $21,434 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,601. About 13.2% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Schools
The Port Allegany School District has two schools: the Elementary School (grades K-6) located on Clyde Lynch Drive, and the High School (grades 7-12) located on 20 Oak Street. The Elementary School was built to replace the aging Arnold School (1924) and Liberty School (1938); a time capsule was placed at the construction site by the 4th grade class president (Class of 1988) on January 20, 1981 to be opened in 100 years. It first received students in August 1981.
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Port Allegany, Pennsylvania is at coordinates Coordinates:
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