Atwood, Pennsylvania

Atwood, Pennsylvania
Borough
McLean Farm, a Pennsylvania Century Farm in Atwood
Location of Atwood in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
Atwood
Coordinates: 40°44′58″N79°15′51″W / 40.74944°N 79.26417°W / 40.74944; -79.26417 Coordinates: 40°44′58″N79°15′51″W / 40.74944°N 79.26417°W / 40.74944; -79.26417
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Armstrong
Settled	1860
Incorporated	1884
Government
• Type	Council-Mayor
• Mayor	Dean Gress
Area [1]
• Total	2.11 sq mi (5.47 km2)
• Land	2.09 sq mi (5.42 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	112
• Density	53.54/sq mi (20.67/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-03480

Atwood is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 112 at the 2020 census. ^[3]

Geography

Atwood is located at 40°44′58″N79°15′51″W / 40.74944°N 79.26417°W / 40.74944; -79.26417 (40.749400, -79.264057) ^[4] in eastern Armstrong County. Pennsylvania Route 210 runs through the borough, leading 6 miles (10 km) southwest to U.S. Route 422 at Elderton and 6 miles (10 km) northeast to Plumville. Keystone Lake, a reservoir on the North Branch Plum Creek, runs near the northwestern border of the borough.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km²), of which 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km²), or 1.00%, is water. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	149		—
1890	185		24.2%
1900	153		−17.3%
1910	191		24.8%
1920	168		−12.0%
1930	135		−19.6%
1940	129		−4.4%
1950	110		−14.7%
1960	131		19.1%
1970	123		−6.1%
1980	107		−13.0%
1990	128		19.6%
2000	112		−12.5%
2010	107		−4.5%
2020	112		4.7%
Sources: [6] [7] [2]

As of the census ^[8] of 2000, there were 112 people, 42 households, and 34 families residing in the borough. The population density was 53.4 people per square mile (20.6/km²). There were 43 housing units at an average density of 20.5 per square mile (7.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.43% White, 3.57% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.57% of the population.

There were 42 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.06.

The borough median age of 39 years was slightly less than the county median age of 40 years. The distribution by age group was 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $29,750. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $12,188 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $12,026. There were 18.2% of families and 10.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 8.3% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Cemetery

• Atwood Cemetery ^[9]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
3. https://data.census.gov/all?q=Atwood+borough,+Pennsylvania
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Atwood borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
6. "Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2012-03-04.
7. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
9. "Atwood Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.