Delmont, Pennsylvania
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Delmont is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,497 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Delmont is located at (40.412971, -79.571433)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.
Delmont has been assigned the ZIP code of 15626.
[edit] Roads
One of Delmont's notable characteristics is that it is the meeting point of two major highways, U.S. Route 22 and State Route 66. For many years, these roads did not directly intersect but were linked by a cloverleaf interchange. Delmont became known for this interchange; many local merchants incorporated "Cloverleaf" into their business names as a result. Recently, the "cloverleaf" system was dismantled and a Single Point Urban Interchange was built in its place. This change was made to accommodate a plan to widen Route 22, which is one of the most heavily traveled roads in Pennsylvania.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,497 people, 1,070 households, and 714 families residing in the borough. The population density was 901.0/km² (2,333.1/mi²). There were 1,139 housing units at an average density of 411.0/km² (1,064.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.96% White, 0.52% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.
There were 1,070 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the borough the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $39,700, and the median income for a family was $52,056. Males had a median income of $39,097 versus $25,804 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,090. About 4.6% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Special Events
Delmont is famous throughout the tri-state area for its yearly Apple 'n Arts festival. The festival features antique tractors, hundreds of craft vendors, food, and apple cider made fresh during the festival onsite in the antique cider press. The festival is held yearly in early October at Shield's Farm.
Delmont also hosts a Pilgrimige in December called Christmas in Salem Crossroads. All the churches host portions of this event which depicts vinettes of Jesus' life. It is a spectacular experience.
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