Misplaced Pages

Allenport, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Borough in Pennsylvania, United States
Allenport
Borough
Intersection of Main St and Bridge StIntersection of Main St and Bridge St
Nicknames: Newtown, The Port
Location of Allenport in Washington County, Pennsylvania.Location of Allenport in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Allenport is located in PennsylvaniaAllenportAllenportLocation of Allenport in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°5′47″N 79°50′43″W / 40.09639°N 79.84528°W / 40.09639; -79.84528
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
Established1816
Government
 • MayorAlbert Pipik
Area
 • Total2.22 sq mi (5.75 km)
 • Land2.13 sq mi (5.51 km)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.24 km)
Population
 • Total484
 • Density227.44/sq mi (87.80/km)
Time zoneUTC-4 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code724
FIPS code42-00988
GNIS feature ID1215650

Allenport is a borough on the Monongahela River in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area since 1950. The population was 483 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Allenport is located on State Route 88, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of California, on the west bank of the Monongahela River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km), of which 2.0 square miles (5.2 km) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km) (7.51%) is water.

Government

The townspeople are represented by an elected mayor and borough council.

Demographics

The American Iron Oxide Company (AMROX) plant and the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel plant
Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880163
19301,017
19401,0786.0%
1950923−14.4%
19609816.3%
1970762−22.3%
1980735−3.5%
1990595−19.0%
2000549−7.7%
2010537−2.2%
2020484−9.9%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 549 people, 243 households, and 168 families living in the borough. The population density was 278.8 people per square mile (107.6 people/km). There were 261 housing units at an average density of 132.5 per square mile (51.2/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.27% White, 0.36% African American, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 243 households, out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 14.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $28,462, and the median income for a family was $32,250. Males had a median income of $28,438 versus $26,563 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,702. About 6.5% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  6. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Washington
Cities
Boroughs
Townships
CDPs
Unincorporated
communities
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Greater Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area
Counties
in Maryland
in Ohio
in Pennsylvania
in West Virginia
Map of the Pittsburgh Tri-State with green counties in the metropolitan area and yellow counties in the combined area
Major cities
Cities and towns
15k–50k
(in 2010)
Airports
Topics
Categories: