Carmichaels, Pennsylvania

Carmichaels, Pennsylvania
Borough
Carmichaels Covered Bridge (1889) National Register of Historic Places
Location of Carmichaels in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
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Coordinates: 39°53′52″N79°58′30″W / 39.89778°N 79.97500°W / 39.89778; -79.97500
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Greene
Established	1768
Government
• Body	Carmichaels Borough Council
• Mayor	Melodie Berardi (Democrat/Republican)
Area [1]
• Total	0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
• Land	0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	1,004 ft (306 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	432
• Density	2,618.18/sq mi (1,011.47/km2)
Time zone	UTC-4:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5:00 (EDT)
Area code	724
FIPS code	42-11328

Carmichaels is a borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 434 at the 2020 census, ^[3] a decline from the figure of 483 tabulated in 2010. ^[4]

History

The Carmichaels Covered Bridge and Greene Academy are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Carmichaels, Pennsylvania is quite famous in its area for the Coal Queen Pageant, an annual beauty pageant where girls from all over Greene County compete to be crowned Coal Queen. ^[5]

Education

Carmichaels is home to the school district of Carmichaels Area. There is an Elementary Center and a Jr/Sr High School on the same grounds, home of the Mighty Mikes.

Geography

Carmichaels is located in eastern Greene County at 39°53′52″N79°58′30″W / 39.89778°N 79.97500°W / 39.89778; -79.97500 (39.897755, -79.975022). ^[6] It is surrounded by Cumberland Township but is a separate municipality.

Pennsylvania Route 88 passes through the borough, leading north 9 miles (14 km) to Fredericktown and south 14 miles (23 km) to Point Marion.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Carmichaels has a total area of 0.17 square miles (0.44 km²), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km²), or 2.86%, is water. ^[4] Muddy Creek, a tributary of the Monongahela River, flows to the northeast through the northern corner of the borough, where it passes under the Carmichaels Covered Bridge on Old Town Road.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	440		—
1870	491		11.6%
1880	489		−0.4%
1890	445		−9.0%
1900	456		2.5%
1910	478		4.8%
1920	581		21.5%
1930	708		21.9%
1940	847		19.6%
1950	895		5.7%
1960	788		−12.0%
1970	608		−22.8%
1980	630		3.6%
1990	532		−15.6%
2000	556		4.5%
2010	483		−13.1%
2020	434		−10.1%
2021 (est.)	425	[3]	−2.1%
Sources: [7] [8] [9] [10] [2]

As of the census ^[8] of 2000, there were 556 people, 232 households, and 141 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,021.2 people per square mile (1,192.6/km²). There were 255 housing units at an average density of 1,385.6 per square mile (547.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.20% White, and 1.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.

There were 232 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,462, and the median income for a family was $36,719. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $20,125 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,979. About 8.3% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty threshold, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

Electric generating station

Carmichaels is home to the Hill Top Energy Center. A newly constructed natural gas-fired power plant with a generating capacity of 625 megawatts, it is scheduled to begin operations in the summer of 2021. ^{[11] [12]}

Notable people

• Todd Tamanend Clark, poet and composer, lived in Carmichaels from 1963 to 1965
• Albert B. Cummins, the Progressive Era's Iowa governor and U.S. senator, born in Carmichaels in 1850
• Richard Trumka, president of AFL–CIO since 2009 and previous president of United Mine Workers, born and raised in nearby Nemacolin and attended school in Carmichaels

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
3. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Carmichaels borough, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 27, 2017.^{[ dead link ]}
5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
9. "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 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
11. Walton, Rod. "Kiewit close to completing 625-MW Hill Top CCGT plant in PA". Power Engineering. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
12. Napsha, Joe. "Natural gas-fueled power plants on rise". Trib Total Media. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

External links

• Carmichaels Area School District