Chicora, Pennsylvania
| Chicora, Pennsylvania | |
| Borough | |
Main Street commercial district
|
|
| Official name: Borough of Chicora | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Butler County |
| Township | Donegal Township |
| Coordinates | 40°56′58″N 79°44′33″W / 40.94944°N 79.74250°WCoordinates: 40°56′58″N 79°44′33″W / 40.94944°N 79.74250°W |
| Area | 1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi) |
| - land | 1.4 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| - water | 0.0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,043 (2010) |
| Density | 758.4/km2 (1,964.2/sq mi) |
| Settled | 1830 |
| - Incorporated | 1855 |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 16025 |
| Area code | 724 |
| School District | Karns City Area School District |
 Location of Chicora in Butler County
|
|
 Location of Chicora in Pennsylvania
Location of Chicora in Pennsylvania
|
|
Chicora is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,043 at the 2010 census.
Chicora is located at 40°56′58″N 79°44′33″W / 40.94944°N 79.74250°W (40.949468, -79.742631), along the upper reaches of Buffalo Creek. Pennsylvania Route 68 passes through the borough, leading east 9 miles (14 km) to East Brady on the Allegheny River and southwest 11 miles (18 km) to Butler, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Chicora has a total area of 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,021 people, 419 households, and 287 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,841.9 people per square mile (716.7/km²). There were 463 housing units at an average density of 835.3 per square mile (325.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.51% White, 0.20% African American and 0.29% Native American.
There were 419 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.02.
...
Wikipedia