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Ellwood City

Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
Borough
Ewing Park in Ellwood City
Ewing Park in Ellwood City
Motto: "Changing Lives, Living Change"
Location in Beaver County
Location in Beaver County
Location in the state of Pennsylvania
Location in the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°51′40″N 80°17′5″W / 40.86111°N 80.28472°W / 40.86111; -80.28472Coordinates: 40°51′40″N 80°17′5″W / 40.86111°N 80.28472°W / 40.86111; -80.28472
Country  United States
State  Pennsylvania
Counties Beaver, Lawrence
Government
 • Mayor Tony Court
Area
 • Total 2.4 sq mi (6.1 km2)
 • Land 2.3 sq mi (6.1 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 883 ft (269 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 7,921
 • Density 3,300/sq mi (1,300/km2)
 • Demonyms Ellwoodian
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 16117
Area code(s) 724
FIPS code 42-23304
GNIS feature ID 1211951
Website The Borough of Ellwood City

Ellwood City is a borough in Beaver and Lawrence counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Ellwood City is 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Pittsburgh and some 8 miles (13 km) south-southeast of New Castle. In the past, Ellwood City sustained many heavy industries such as steel-tube mills, steel-car works, building-stone and limestone quarries, foundries and machine shops, and coal-mining. The population was 7,921 at the 2010 census. Of the population, 7,289 lived in Lawrence County, while 632 lived in Beaver County.

Ellwood City is located at 40°51′40″N 80°17′05″W / 40.860983°N 80.284849°W / 40.860983; -80.284849 (40.860983, -80.284849).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), of which 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 2.09%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,688 people, 3,716 households, and 2,393 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,716.6 people per square mile (1,433.5/km2). There were 4,006 housing units at an average density of 1,713.7 per square mile (661.0/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.22% White, 0.81% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population.


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