Ellport, Pennsylvania
| Ellport | |
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| Borough | |
Ellport Presbyterian Church
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| Etymology: portmanteau of Ellwood City and Portersville | |
 Location of Ellport in Lawrence County |
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 Ellport
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| Coordinates: 40°51′37″N 80°15′43″W / 40.86028°N 80.26194°WCoordinates: 40°51′37″N 80°15′43″W / 40.86028°N 80.26194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lawrence |
| Established | 1929-02-15 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joseph J. Cisco, Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.5 sq mi (1 km2) |
| • Land | 0.4 sq mi (1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,180 |
| • Density | 2,400/sq mi (910/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 724 |
Ellport is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,180 at the 2010 census. The name is a portmanteau of Ellwood City and Portersville.
Through 1919, a little more than 1/3 of what is now Ellport existed as the Ellwood City Country Club. The portion that was the Country Club is to the west side of Golf Avenue. The clubhouse was located on the property near 111 Fourth Street.
In 1920, a realty company from Pittsburgh bought the golf course and sold lots for about $600 each. In addition, the realty company began to purchase farms to the east of Golf Avenue from families such as the Deemers, the Mahonys and the Gartleys.
At this time, this area was still part of Wayne Township. In 1929 residents petitioned the courts for Ellport to become its own borough. This petition was signed by 183 residents, including 10 people who could not write their names and signed with an "X".
The borough was founded by a court order on February 15, 1929, signed by President Judge Daniel M. Foley of Lawrence County.
Ellport is located at 40°51′37″N 80°15′43″W / 40.86028°N 80.26194°W (40.860396, -80.262051).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), of which 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 4.35%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,148 people, 482 households, and 335 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,642.4 people per square mile (1,030.8/km²). There were 501 housing units at an average density of 1,153.2 per square mile (449.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.52% White, 0.61% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
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