Sankertown, Pennsylvania

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Sankertown, Pennsylvania
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Location of Sankertown in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
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Sankertown
Coordinates: 40°28′12″N78°35′31″W / 40.47000°N 78.59194°W / 40.47000; -78.59194
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Cambria
Incorporated1906
Government
  TypeBorough council
Area
[1]
  Total0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2)
  Land0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
2,060 ft (630 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total675
  Estimate 
(2019) [3]
614
  Density2,081.36/sq mi (803.51/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
16630 [4]
Area code 814
FIPS code 42-67920
GNIS feature ID1215032 [2]

Sankertown is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 675 at the 2010 census. [5]

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Geography

Sankertown is located in eastern Cambria County at 40°28′12″N78°35′31″W / 40.47000°N 78.59194°W / 40.47000; -78.59194 (40.470113, -78.592050). [6] It is bordered to the south by the borough of Cresson and is 8 miles (13 km) east of Ebensburg, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.29 square miles (0.76 km2), all land. [5]

Sankertown has a basketball court and a baseball field.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1910 687
1920 90031.0%
1930 9171.9%
1940 9422.7%
1950 865−8.2%
1960 828−4.3%
1970 8816.4%
1980 804−8.7%
1990 770−4.2%
2000 680−11.7%
2010 675−0.7%
2019 (est.)614 [3] −9.0%
Sources: [7] [8] [9]
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Borough offices

As of the census [8] of 2000, there were 680 people, 248 households, and 177 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,434.4 inhabitants per square mile (939.9/km2). There were 265 housing units at an average density of 948.7 per square mile (366.3/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.12% White, 0.44% African American, 0.29% Asian, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.

There were 248 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $35,208, and the median income for a family was $42,143. Males had a median income of $31,172 versus $17,333 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $13,728. About 9.2% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

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References

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  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sankertown, Pennsylvania
  3. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
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