McAdoo, Pennsylvania

McAdoo, Pennsylvania
Borough
St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church.
McAdoo, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°54′03″N 75°59′31″W / 40.90083°N 75.99194°W / 40.90083; -75.99194Coordinates: 40°54′03″N 75°59′31″W / 40.90083°N 75.99194°W / 40.90083; -75.99194
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Schuylkill
Incorporated	1896
Government
• Type	Borough Council
• Mayor	Steve Holly
Area
• Total	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,300
• Density	6,916.7/sq mi (2,670.6/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code	18237
Area code(s)	570 Exchange: 929

McAdoo is a borough and coal town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Hazleton and 7 miles north of Tamaqua. McAdoo contains the picturesque Silver Brook Meadow. In the past, anthracite coal mining and a shirt factory, The McAdoo Manufacturing Company, provided gainful employment to the populace. The population was 2,300 at the 2010 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all of it land. McAdoo's elevation is 1700 feet above sea level. It is on the crest of Broad Mountain and straddles the divide between the Delaware and Susquehanna watersheds. Route 309 is the main north-to-south thoroughfare.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,274 people, 1,034 households, and 617 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,916.7 people per square mile (2,660.6/km²). There were 1,211 housing units at an average density of 3,683.4 per square mile (1,416.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.47% White, 0.09% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

The most common ancestries in McAdoo is Polish (15.5%), Italian (14.1%), Slovak (10.6%), Irish (7.8%), and Greek (5.0%)