Wellersburg is a borough that is located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Wellersburg, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
_after_crossing_from_Allegany_County,_Maryland_into_Wellersburg,_Somerset_County,_Pennsylvania.jpg) Entering Wellersburg from Maryland | |
 Location of Wellersburg in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. | |
  Wellersburg | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′50″N 78°50′53″W / 39.73056°N 78.84806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Somerset |
| Settled | 1830 |
| Incorporated | 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2) |
| • Land | 0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,348 ft (411 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 210  |
• Estimate (2021)[3] | 208 |
| • Density | 211.11/sq mi (81.49/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 15564 |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-82128 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1215601[2] |
The population was 181 at the time of 2010 census.
Geography
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Wellersburg is located at the extreme southern end of Southampton Township, along its border with Maryland.
Pennsylvania Route 160 passes through Wellersburg as it runs between the Maryland border to the south and Southampton Township to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 465 | — | |
| 1870 | 290 | −37.6% | |
| 1880 | 226 | −22.1% | |
| 1890 | 183 | −19.0% | |
| 1900 | 158 | −13.7% | |
| 1910 | 193 | 22.2% | |
| 1920 | 247 | 28.0% | |
| 1930 | 315 | 27.5% | |
| 1940 | 357 | 13.3% | |
| 1950 | 369 | 3.4% | |
| 1960 | 303 | −17.9% | |
| 1970 | 266 | −12.2% | |
| 1980 | 265 | −0.4% | |
| 1990 | 213 | −19.6% | |
| 2000 | 176 | −17.4% | |
| 2010 | 181 | 2.8% | |
| 2020 | 210 | 16.0% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 208 | [3] | −1.0% |
| Sources:[4][5][6] | |||
At the time of the 2000 census, there were 176 people residing in eighty-four households in the borough, including fifty-one families.
The population density was 223.4 inhabitants per square mile (86.3/km2). There were ninety housing units at an average density of 114.2 per square mile (44.1/km2).
The racial makeup of the borough was 98.86% White, and 1.14% from two or more races.[5]
Of the eighty-four households that were documented during the census, 15.5% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. Additionally, 36.9% of households were one-person and 17.9% were one-person households with someone living alone who was aged sixty-five or older.
The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.63.
The age distribution of residents was 15.9% who were under the age of eighteen, 6.8% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 28.4% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 27.3% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 21.6% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was forty-four years.
For every one hundred females, there were 83.3 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 87.3 males.
The median household income was $21,111 and the median family income was $23,750. Males had a median income of $24,688 compared with that of $18,750 for females.
The per capita income for the borough was $14,495.
Approximately 4.3% of families and 5.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including those who were aged sixty-five or older. No one under the age of eighteen was reported as living in poverty.
References
edit- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wellersburg, Pennsylvania
- ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
