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Stoystown, Pennsylvania

Stoystown, Pennsylvania
Borough
Memorial Day parade
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Stoystown, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Stoystown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°06′10″N 78°57′14″W / 40.10278°N 78.95389°W / 40.10278; -78.95389Coordinates: 40°06′10″N 78°57′14″W / 40.10278°N 78.95389°W / 40.10278; -78.95389
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Somerset
Settled 1774
Incorporated March 29, 1819
Government
 • Type Borough Council
Area
 • Total 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Population (2000)
 • Total 428
 • Density 2,267.5/sq mi (875.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code 15563
Area code(s) 814

Stoystown is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 428 at the 2000 census. Stoystown is located SSE of Johnstown and northeast of Somerset.

The Stoystown Historic District and Hite House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On September 11, 2001, Flight 93 crashed near the town.

Stoystown is located at 40°6′10″N 78°57′14″W / 40.10278°N 78.95389°W / 40.10278; -78.95389 (40.102753, -78.953869).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 428 people, 184 households, and 117 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,267.5 people per square mile (869.7/km²). There were 201 housing units at an average density of 1,064.9 per square mile (408.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.77% White and 0.23% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.


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