Bessemer, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
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| Coordinates: 40°58′26″N 80°29′15″W / 40.97389°N 80.48750°WCoordinates: 40°58′26″N 80°29′15″W / 40.97389°N 80.48750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lawrence |
| Established | 1913 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stanley Grebenz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.7 sq mi (4 km2) |
| • Land | 1.6 sq mi (4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,111 |
| • Density | 650/sq mi (250/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| Zip code | 16112 |
| Area code(s) | 724 |
Bessemer is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,111 at the 2010 census.
Bessemer is located at 40°58′26″N 80°29′15″W / 40.97389°N 80.48750°W (40.973960, -80.487517).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), of which 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 2.89%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,172 people, 480 households, and 345 families residing in the borough. The population density was 701.1 people per square mile (271.0/km²). There were 496 housing units at an average density of 296.7 per square mile (114.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.55% White, 0.51% African American, 0.43% Asian, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population. In 2000 census 9.5% of population related Croatian backgrounds, the highest percentage of the population of any municipality in the United States.
There were 480 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91.
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