Wellersburg, Pennsylvania

Wellersburg, Pennsylvania
Borough
Entering Wellersburg from Maryland
Location of Wellersburg in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Wellersburg
Coordinates: 39°43′50″N78°50′53″W / 39.73056°N 78.84806°W / 39.73056; -78.84806
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Somerset
Settled	1830
Incorporated	1857
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area [1]
• Total	0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2)
• Land	0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,348 ft (411 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	210
• Estimate  (2021) [3]	208
• Density	211.11/sq mi (81.49/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	15564
Area code	814
FIPS code	42-82128
GNIS feature ID	1215601 [2]

Wellersburg is a borough that is located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The population was 181 at the time of 2010 census.

Geography

Wellersburg, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 1860 (note orientation of map: north at bottom)

Wellersburg is located at the extreme southern end of Southampton Township, along its border with Maryland.

Pennsylvania Route 160 passes through Wellersburg as it runs between the Maryland border to the south and Southampton Township to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	465		—
1870	290		−37.6%
1880	226		−22.1%
1890	183		−19.0%
1900	158		−13.7%
1910	193		22.2%
1920	247		28.0%
1930	315		27.5%
1940	357		13.3%
1950	369		3.4%
1960	303		−17.9%
1970	266		−12.2%
1980	265		−0.4%
1990	213		−19.6%
2000	176		−17.4%
2010	181		2.8%
2020	210		16.0%
2021 (est.)	208	[3]	−1.0%
Sources: [4] [5] [6]

At the time of the 2000 census, there were 176 people residing in eighty-four households in the borough, including fifty-one families.

The population density was 223.4 inhabitants per square mile (86.3/km²). There were ninety housing units at an average density of 114.2 per square mile (44.1/km²).

The racial makeup of the borough was 98.86% White, and 1.14% from two or more races. ^[5]

Of the eighty-four households that were documented during the census, 15.5% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. Additionally, 36.9% of households were one-person and 17.9% were one-person households with someone living alone who was aged sixty-five or older.

The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.63.

The age distribution of residents was 15.9% who were under the age of eighteen, 6.8% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 28.4% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 27.3% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 21.6% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was forty-four years.

For every one hundred females, there were 83.3 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 87.3 males.

The median household income was $21,111 and the median family income was $23,750. Males had a median income of $24,688 compared with that of $18,750 for females.

The per capita income for the borough was $14,495.

Approximately 4.3% of families and 5.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including those who were aged sixty-five or older. No one under the age of eighteen was reported as living in poverty.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wellersburg, Pennsylvania
3. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
6. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.