Fallston, Pennsylvania
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| Fallston, Pennsylvania | |
  Fallston, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Beaver |
| Settled | 1796 |
| Incorporated | 1829 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Borough Council |
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| Area | |
| - Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²) |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 307 |
| - Density | 678.7/sq mi (262/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | |
| Area code(s) | 724 |
Fallston is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 307 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Fallston is located at (40.719732, -80.310006)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), of which, 0.4 square miles (1.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (8.00%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 307 people, 126 households, and 86 families residing in the borough. The population density was 678.7 people per square mile (263.4/km²). There were 136 housing units at an average density of 300.7/sq mi (116.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.49% White, 5.54% African American, and 0.98% from two or more races.
There were 126 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $42,917. Males had a median income of $30,714 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,312. About 6.8% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.5% of those sixty five or over.
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Fallston, Pennsylvania is at coordinates Coordinates:
- http://www.city-data.com/city/Fallston-Pennsylvania.html
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