Southmont, Pennsylvania

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Southmont is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,262 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated in 1919 out of Upper Yoder Township.

[edit] Geography

Southmont is located at 40°18′39″N, 78°56′2″W (40.310874, -78.934005)^GR1, about 25 miles SSW of Altoona, Pennsylvania.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,262 people, 965 households, and 660 families residing in the borough. The population density was 831.8/km² (2,151.1/mi²). There were 1,021 housing units at an average density of 375.4/km² (970.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.28% White, 0.22% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 965 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the borough the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $49,297. Males had a median income of $36,553 versus $25,398 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $25,750. About 4.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

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