Beavertown, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
| Beavertown, Pennsylvania | |
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 Location of Beavertown in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. |
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 Beavertown, Pennsylvania
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| Coordinates: 40°45′13″N 77°10′08″W / 40.75361°N 77.16889°WCoordinates: 40°45′13″N 77°10′08″W / 40.75361°N 77.16889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Snyder |
| Settled | 1810 |
| Incorporated (borough) | 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lee Hollenbach, Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
| • Land | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 650 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 965 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 973 |
| • Density | 1,268.58/sq mi (489.88/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC) |
| ZIP code | 17813 |
| Area code(s) | 570 Exchange: 658 |
| FIPS code | 42-04848 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1215574 |
Beavertown is a borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 965 at the 2010 census.
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.
Beavertown is surrounded by Beaver Township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 870 people, 364 households, and 256 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,132.9 people per square mile (436.2/km²). There were 394 housing units at an average density of 513.0 per square mile (197.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.62% White, 0.11% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.
There were 364 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the borough the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $36,146, and the median income for a family was $43,088. Males had a median income of $30,515 versus $20,952 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,792. About 3.1% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.
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