Nemacolin, Pennsylvania
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Nemacolin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,034 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Nemacolin is located at (39.877676, -79.925858)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.0 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (8.97%) is water.
NEMACOLIN'S PATH , Native American trail between the Potomac and the Monongahela rivers, going from the site of Cumberland, Md., to the mouth of Redstone Creek, where Brownsville, Pa. is situated. It was blazed and cleared in 1749 or 1750 by Nemacolin, a Delaware chief, and Thomas Cresap, a Maryland frontiersman. The path was of military importance as the route of George Washington's first Western expedition and of Gen. Edward Braddock's expedition in the last of the French and Indian Wars . It was known as Braddock's Road until the Cumberland Road or National Road was built on the same route. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2006
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,034 people, 401 households, and 271 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 732.0 people per square mile (283.1/km²). There were 451 housing units at an average density of 319.3/sq mi (123.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.58% White, 0.48% African American, 0.19% Native American, and 1.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.45% of the population.
There were 401 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,458, and the median income for a family was $29,861. Males had a median income of $26,458 versus $25,972 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,501. About 20.8% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 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
- Nemacolin, Pennsylvania is at coordinates Coordinates:
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