Chalfant | |
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Borough | |
The Parkway Steps, built in 1936.
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Location in Allegheny County and the state of Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates: 40°24′36″N 79°50′18″W / 40.41000°N 79.83833°WCoordinates: 40°24′36″N 79°50′18″W / 40.41000°N 79.83833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Allegheny |
Area | |
• Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
• Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 800 |
• Density | 4,000/sq mi (1,500/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Chalfant is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 800 at the 2010 census.
The borough was named after the Chalfant family of early settlers.
Chalfant is located at 40°24′36″N 79°50′18″W / 40.41000°N 79.83833°W (40.409968, -79.838285).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 870 people, 407 households, and 234 families residing in the borough. The population density was 5,498.6 people per square mile (2,099.4/km²). There were 449 housing units at an average density of 2,837.8 per square mile (1,083.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.45% White, 3.79% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.