McVeytown, Pennsylvania

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McVeytown is a borough in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 405 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

McVeytown is located at 40°29′51″N, 77°44′27″W (40.497584, -77.740796)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²). 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is land and 10.00% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 405 people, 168 households, and 115 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,737.5/km² (4,379.9/mi²). There were 182 housing units at an average density of 780.8/km² (1,968.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.26% White, 0.25% African American, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 168 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $28,571 versus $19,286 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,116. About 3.5% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

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