Hunker, Pennsylvania

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Hunker, Pennsylvania
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Hunker, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°12′16″N79°36′58″W / 40.20444°N 79.61611°W / 40.20444; -79.61611
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Westmoreland
Settled1903
Incorporated1929
Government
  TypeBorough Council
Area
[1]
  Total
0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2)
  Land0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
994 ft (303 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total
310
  Density1,224.9/sq mi (472.92/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
15639
FIPS code 42-36288
Website https://hunkerborough.com/

Hunker is a borough which is located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has been part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area since 1950.

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The population was 307 at the time of the 2020 census. [3]

Geography

Hunker is located at 40°12′16″N79°36′58″W / 40.20444°N 79.61611°W / 40.20444; -79.61611 (40.204462, −79.616218). [4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1930 378
1940 348−7.9%
1950 40416.1%
1960 380−5.9%
1970 375−1.3%
1980 359−4.3%
1990 328−8.6%
2000 3290.3%
2010 291−11.6%
2020 3106.5%
2021 (est.)305 [3] −1.6%
Sources: [5] [6] [7] [2]

At the time of the 2000 census, there were 329 people, 136 households, and 102 families living in the borough.

The population density was 886.8 inhabitants per square mile (342.4/km2). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 372.0 per square mile (143.6/km2).

The racial makeup of the borough was 96.35% White, 0.61% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.91% Asian, and 1.82% from two or more races. [6]

Of the 136 households, 25.0% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 67.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 21.3% of households were one person households and 11.8% were households with one person who was aged sixty-five or older.

The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.83.

The age distribution was 17.0% who were under the age of eighteen, 6.4% aged eighteen to twenty-four, 28.0% aged twenty-five to forty-four, 33.4% aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 15.2% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-four years.

For every one hundred females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 100.7 males.

The median household income was $40,313 and the median family income was $43,750. Males had a median income of $32,396 compared with that of $15,833 for females.

The per capita income for the borough was $22,045.

Roughly 7.6% of families and 6.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 12.5% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Notable people

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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 December 11, 2013.