Glassport, Pennsylvania

Glassport, Pennsylvania

Glassport is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Pittsburgh and the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers where they form the Ohio River. Glassport lies along the east side of the Monongahela river in the "Mon valley", where many blue-collar municipalities have suffered severe economic decline in the wake of the loss of steel-making throughout the Greater Pittsburgh Area. In 1910, the population of Glassport was 5,540. By 1940, it had risen to 8,748, but has since declined to 4,993 as of the 2000 census.

Geography

Glassport is located at coor dms|40|19|37|N|79|53|19|W|city (40.326919, -79.888693)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (11.05%) is water.

Fire Departments

Glassport's Fire Company, [http://www.glassport161.org Citizen's Hose Company #1] and the [http://www.glassportfire.org Reliance Hose Company #2] .

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,993 people, 2,187 households, and 1,355 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,968.5 people per square mile (1,147.5/km²). There were 2,405 housing units at an average density of 1,429.8/sq mi (552.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.24% White, 0.56% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population. 22.4% were of Polish, 22.0% Italian, 13.0% German, 8.7% Irish, 7.9% Slovak and 5.6% English ancestry according to census 2000.

There were 2,187 households out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.

The population comprised 20.9% under the age of 18; 7.2% from 18 to 24; 26.6% from 25 to 44; 23.1% from 45 to 64; and 22.2% 65 or older (the median age was 42). For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,616, and the median income for a family was $37,364. Males had a median income of $35,631 versus $20,440 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,035. About 7.4% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

* [http://www.glassportpa.net Unofficial Glassport, PA Homepage]

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