Meshoppen, Pennsylvania

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Borough of Meshoppen
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Meshoppen's Old White Mill
Wyoming County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Meshoppen Highlighted.svg
Location of Meshoppen in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
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Meshoppen
Meshoppen (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°36′53″N76°02′47″W / 41.61472°N 76.04639°W / 41.61472; -76.04639
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
County Wyoming
Founded byA Sterling
Government
  MayorChris R. Baker
Area
[1]
  Total
0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2)
  Land0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2)
  Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation
623 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total
326
  Density471.78/sq mi (182.27/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18630
Area code 570
FIPS code 42-48856

Meshoppen is a borough that is located in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 326 at the time of the 2020 census. [3]

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History

The borough takes its name from Meshoppen Creek, a Native American name purported to mean "glass beads." [4]

The Old White Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 554
1890 5977.8%
1900 6092.0%
1910 6303.4%
1920 608−3.5%
1930 525−13.7%
1940 58010.5%
1950 574−1.0%
1960 470−18.1%
1970 4822.6%
1980 57118.5%
1990 439−23.1%
2000 4594.6%
2010 56322.7%
2020 326−42.1%
2021 (est.)327 [3] 0.3%
Sources: [6] [7] [8] [2]

As of the census [9] of 2010, there were 563 people, 190 households, and 128 families residing in the borough.

The population density was 804.3 inhabitants per square mile (310.5/km2). There were 217 housing units at an average density of 310 per square mile (120/km2).

The racial makeup of the borough was 89.2% White, 3.7% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 4.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.1% of the population.

There were 190 households, out of which 46.3% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 38.9% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.46.

Within the borough, the population was spread out, with 31.4% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 61.7% who were aged eighteen to sixty-four, and 6.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was twenty-nine years.

The median income for a household in the borough was $40,714, and the median income for a family was $38,594. Males had a median income of $30,417 compared with that of $22,063 for females.

The per capita income for the borough was $16,588.

Approximately 13.5% of families and 22.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 37.2% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 15% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Government

Mayor

Bruce MarshallRepublican

Council

Council MemberParty
Herb BevanRepublican
John V. BunnellDemocratic
Michael VorheesRepublican
Mike LoydDemocratic
Bruce PriestnerRepublican
Doris PickettRepublican
Jack VaowRepublican

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". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  4. Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 285. ISBN   978-0-8063-0416-8.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. "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.
  9. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.