Prospect, Pennsylvania

Prospect, Pennsylvania
Borough
Franklin Street north of Main Street
Location of Prospect in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
Prospect
Coordinates: 40°54′15″N80°02′47″W / 40.90417°N 80.04639°W / 40.90417; -80.04639
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Butler
Settled	1797
Incorporated	1825
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area [1]
• Total	4.08 sq mi (10.57 km2)
• Land	4.08 sq mi (10.57 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,123
• Density	275.11/sq mi (106.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code	16052
FIPS code	42-62752
Website	prospectborough.com

Prospect is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough had a population of 1,169. ^[3]

Geography

Prospect is located in western Butler County at 40°54′15″N80°2′47″W / 40.90417°N 80.04639°W / 40.90417; -80.04639 (40.904113, −80.046430). ^[4] U.S. Route 422, a limited-access highway, cuts across the northeastern corner of the borough, leading east 11 miles (18 km) to Butler, the county seat, and west 14 miles (23 km) to New Castle. Moraine State Park, a recreation destination surrounding Lake Arthur, is next to the northwestern border of the borough.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Prospect has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.6 km²), all land. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	254		—
1860	272		7.1%
1870	271		−0.4%
1880	362		33.6%
1890	343		−5.2%
1900	361		5.2%
1910	346		−4.2%
1920	395		14.2%
1930	455		15.2%
1940	574		26.2%
1950	726		26.5%
1960	903		24.4%
1970	973		7.8%
1980	1,016		4.4%
1990	1,122		10.4%
2000	1,234		10.0%
2010	1,169		−5.3%
2020	1,123		−3.9%
Sources: [5] [6] [7]

As of the 2000 census, ^[6] there were 1,234 people, 501 households, and 359 families residing in the borough. The population density was 258.4 inhabitants per square mile (99.8/km²). There were 518 housing units at an average density of 108.5 per square mile (41.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.35% White, 0.08% Native American, 0.08% Pacific Islander, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 501 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,452, and the median income for a family was $40,417. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $21,298 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,435. About 6.1% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Rube Waddell, early 20th-century baseball Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher who spent his teen years in Prospect ^[8]
• Arda Green, biochemist, was born at Prospect in 1899

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Prospect borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
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. "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.
8. http://rubewaddell.net/ rube bio

External links

• Borough of Prospect official website