Portersville, Pennsylvania
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| Portersville, Pennsylvania | |
  Portersville, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Butler |
| Settled | 1826 |
| Incorporated | 1844 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Borough Council |
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| Area | |
| - Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km²) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 268 |
| - Density | 328.4/sq mi (126.2/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 16051 |
Portersville is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 268 at the 2000 census. The town is also famous for being the annual site of the Pennsic War, the largest medieval reenactment event in the United States, at Cooper's Lake Campground near the intersection of Interstate 79 and US 422.
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[edit] Geography
Portersville is located at (40.925285, -80.144229)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 268 people, 103 households, and 79 families residing in the borough. The population density was 328.4 people per square mile (126.2/km²). There were 109 housing units at an average density of 133.6/sq mi (51.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.63% White, and 0.37% from two or more races.
There were 103 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the borough the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $37,750, and the median income for a family was $40,536. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,356. About 7.8% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
[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
- Portersville, Pennsylvania is at coordinates Coordinates:
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