Elderton, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
Community Building 211 South Lytle Street
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Coordinates: 40°41′42″N 79°20′36″W / 40.69500°N 79.34333°WCoordinates: 40°41′42″N 79°20′36″W / 40.69500°N 79.34333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Armstrong |
Settled | 1822 |
Incorporated | 1859 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough Council |
Area | |
• Total | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
• Land | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,264 ft (385 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 356 |
• Density | 1,101/sq mi (425.0/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Zip code | 15736 |
Elderton is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 356 at the 2010 census.
Elderton is located at 40°41′42″N 79°20′36″W / 40.694906°N 79.343324°W in eastern Armstrong County. U.S. Route 422 leads northwest 13 miles (21 km) to Kittanning and southeast 12 miles (19 km) to the borough of Indiana.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Elderton has a total area of 0.31 square miles (0.8 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 358 people, 145 households, and 107 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,293.0 people per square mile (493.7/km2). There were 156 housing units at an average density of 563.4 per square mile (215.1/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.44% White, 0.28% African American, and 0.28% from two or more races.
There were 145 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.82.