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Port Allegany, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | McKean |
| Settled | 1815 |
| Incorporated | 1882 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,355 |
| • Density | 1,286.0/sq mi (496.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 16743 |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
Port Allegany is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,355 at the 2000 census.
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Port Allegany is located at (41.814919, -78.279218)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all of it land.
At the 2000 census[2], there were 2,355 people, 924 households and 623 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,286.0 per square mile (496.9/km²). There were 992 housing units at an average density of 541.7 per square mile (209.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.36% White, 0.08% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.
There were 924 households of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.10.
Age distribution was 30.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.
The median household income was $34,896, and the median family income was $43,125. Males had a median income of $32,792 versus $21,434 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,601. About 13.2% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
The Port Allegany School District has two schools: the Elementary School (grades K-6) located on Clyde Lynch Drive, and the High School (grades 7-12) located on 20 Oak Street. The Elementary School was built to replace the aging Arnold School (1924) and Liberty School (1938); a time capsule was placed at the construction site by the 4th grade class president (Class of 1988) on January 20, 1981, to be opened in 100 years. It first received students in August 1981.
Nestled in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains, Port Allegany is a town with tree lined streets. The headwaters of the Allegheny River are located 30 miles east.
The Allegheny River provided a means of transport through the community. Historically, Port Allegany was a traveling point in pioneer days when travelers coming overland from the Susquehanna River would continue by boat. Originally, known as Canoe Place, the town’s name was changed to Port Allegany in 1838. Lumber and tanning industries grew as a result of the river and then the railways. In the 1800s natural gas was discovered which led to the expansion of industries including glass firms, chemical plants, cheese factories, machine shops, brick plants, sawmills, planing mills, tanneries and furniture factories.
Today, Port Allegany is best known for its glass manufacturing, Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, which is the only producer of glass blocks in the United States, and Saint-Gobain Containers, which is a producer of glass containers.
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