Blawnox, Pennsylvania
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Blawnox is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,550 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Name
The name Blawnox derives from the Blaw-Knox Company, which had a manufacturing plant there providing much of the town's employment. Blawnox had previously been called Hoboken, PA.
[edit] Geography
Blawnox is located at (40.492436, -79.861072)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²). 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (25.58%) is water.
[edit] Surrounding neighborhoods
Harmarville, O'Hara Township
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,550 people, 858 households, and 373 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,870.2/km² (4,771.6/mi²). There were 931 housing units at an average density of 1,123.3/km² (2,866.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.03% White, 1.03% African American, 0.06% Native American, 5.23% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.
There were 858 households out of which 15.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.4% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 56.5% were non-families. 51.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.81 and the average family size was 2.68.
In the borough the population was spread out with 14.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $30,203, and the median income for a family was $43,500. Males had a median income of $31,450 versus $26,406 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,858. About 5.8% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Appearances in Literature
Blawnox is the setting for The Blawnox Unpleasantness (ISBN 0-595-19577-6) by Jeffrey Kipnis.
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