Colver, Pennsylvania

Colver, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Location within Cambria County
Colver Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°32′35″N78°47′14″W / 40.54306°N 78.78722°W / 40.54306; -78.78722 Coordinates: 40°32′35″N78°47′14″W / 40.54306°N 78.78722°W / 40.54306; -78.78722
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Cambria
Township	Cambria
Area [1]
• Total	1.26 sq mi (3.27 km2)
• Land	1.26 sq mi (3.27 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	2,172 ft (662 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	904
• Density	715.76/sq mi (276.26/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	15927
FIPS code	42-15416
GNIS feature ID	2389349 [2]

Colver is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 959 at the 2010 census. ^[4]

Colver got its name from B. Dawson Coleman and John Heisley Weaver, using the first three letters of Coleman and the last three letters of Weaver. Revloc is the reverse spelling of Colver. ^[5]

Geography

Colver is located in central Cambria County at 40°32′35″N78°47′14″W / 40.54306°N 78.78722°W / 40.54306; -78.78722 (40.542992, -78.787314). ^[6] It is in the northwestern part of Cambria Township, 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Ebensburg, the county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Colver CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²), all land. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2020	904		—
U.S. Decennial Census [7] [3]

At the 2000 census there were 1,035 people, 416 households, and 291 families in the CDP. The population density was 837.3 people per square mile (322.3/km²). There were 445 housing units at an average density of 360.0/sq mi (138.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.52% White, 0.10% African American and 0.39% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29%. ^[8]

There were 416 households, 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 27.9% of households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.00.

The age distribution was 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

The median household income was $23,388 and the median family income was $28,421. Males had a median income of $30,114 versus $16,944 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,219. About 9.9% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.1% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colver, Pennsylvania
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Colver CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
5. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 112.
6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

• Colver Centennial 2011