Homewood, Pennsylvania
| Homewood, Pennsylvania | |
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| Borough | |
Old Homewood Park
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 Location in Beaver County and state of Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 40°48′50″N 80°19′47″W / 40.81389°N 80.32972°WCoordinates: 40°48′50″N 80°19′47″W / 40.81389°N 80.32972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Beaver |
| Settled | 1859 |
| Incorporated | 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 971 ft (296 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 109 |
| • Density | 644/sq mi (248.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 15208 |
| Area code(s) | 412 |
Homewood is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 102 at the 2010 census, down from 147 in 2000.
Homewood is located in northern Beaver County at 40°48′50″N 80°19′47″W / 40.81389°N 80.32972°W (40.813995, -80.329852). It is entirely surrounded by the borough of Big Beaver. The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) passes through the northeast corner of the borough, with Exit 13 (Pennsylvania Route 18/Big Beaver Boulevard) located just outside the borough limits. PA-18 runs through the eastern edge of the borough.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2), all of it land.
The borough has a waterfall within the community, which was named Buttermilk Falls in the year 1870. The waters fall into a natural basin of solid sandstone. The town lends its name to the Homewood Formation, the sandstone rock layer which is exposed at Buttermilk Falls. The Homewood Formation is the upper member of the Pottsville Group (Wanless, 1939).
As of the census of 2000, there were 147 people, 59 households, and 37 families residing in the borough. The population density was 855.1 people per square mile (333.9/km²). There were 62 housing units at an average density of 360.7 per square mile (140.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.56% White, 2.04% African American, and 3.40% Native American.
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