DuBois, Pennsylvania

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DuBois (pronounced 'doo-BOYS' /'du.bɔɪz/, not 'doo-boa' /du'bwɑ/) is a city in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, 128 miles (206 km) northeast of Pittsburgh. Settled in 1873, DuBois was incorporated as a borough in 1881. While DuBois was originally founded as a lumber town, the mining of bituminous coal quickly became the chief industry in DuBois, supporting a population of 9,375 in 1900; 12,623 in 1910; 13,681 in 1920; and 12,080 in 1940. The population was 8,123 at the 2000 census.

The town was founded by the John Rumbarger, for whom the town was originally named. The town was later renamed for local lumber magnate John DuBois, who came from a longstanding American family of French Huguenot descent.

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[edit] Geography

DuBois is located at 41°7′13″N, 78°45′43″W (41.120304, -78.761962)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.7 km² (3.3 mi²). 8.7 km² (3.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.30% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,123 people, 3,614 households, and 2,099 families residing in the city. The population density was 939.0/km² (2,429.8/mi²). There were 3,956 housing units at an average density of 457.3/km² (1,183.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.18% White, 0.30% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 3,614 households out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,748, and the median income for a family was $36,575. Males had a median income of $29,306 versus $18,601 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,079. About 12.5% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

You can learn more about DuBois, PA, and the community by visiting [1]www.duboislife.com

[edit] Famous people from DuBois

[edit] External links

A brief history of the DuBois Brewery. http://home.wrkcs.net/history/duboisbr.htm


Municipalities and Communities of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
(County Seat: Clearfield)
Cities DuBois
Boroughs Brisbin | Burnside | Chester Hill | Clearfield | Coalport | Curwensville | Falls Creek | Glen Hope | Grampian | Houtzdale | Irvona | Lumber City | Mahaffey | New Washington | Newburg | Osceola Mills | Ramey | Troutville | Wallaceton | Westover
Townships Beccaria | Bell | Bigler | Bloom | Boggs | Bradford | Brady | Burnside | Chest | Cooper | Covington | Decatur | Ferguson | Girard | Goshen | Graham | Greenwood | Gulich | Huston | Jordan | Karthaus | Knox | Lawrence | Morris | Penn | Pike | Pine | Sandy | Union | Woodward
Communities and CDPs Hyde | Plymptonville | Sandy | Treasure Lake
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