Hallstead, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
Hallstead, Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 41°57′45″N 75°44′55″W / 41.96250°N 75.74861°WCoordinates: 41°57′45″N 75°44′55″W / 41.96250°N 75.74861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Susquehanna |
Settled | 1787 |
Incorporated | 1874 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Willie Canfield |
Area | |
• Total | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,303 |
• Density | 3,257.5/sq mi (1,272.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Zip code | 18822 |
Area code(s) | 570 Exchange: 879 |
Hallstead is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,303 at the 2010 census.
Hallstead was settled in 1787. What is now Hallstead was incorporated as Great Bend Village on November 28, 1874. In 1887, it was renamed to Hallstead Borough in honor of William F. Hallstead, president of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad.
Hallstead is located at 41°57′45″N 75°44′55″W / 41.96250°N 75.74861°W (41.962425, -75.748598).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all of it land.
The boroughs of Hallstead and nearby Great Bend are bisected by both Interstate 81 and the Susquehanna River.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,303 people, 572 households, and 347 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,257.5 people per square mile (1,272.5/km²). There were 606 housing units at an average density of 1,515 per square mile (591.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.5% White, 0.7% African American, 0.4% Native American, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1% of the population.