Watsontown, Pennsylvania

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subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania
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subdivision_name2 = Northumberland
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established_title = Settled
established_date = 1794
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established_date2 = 1858
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population_total = 2255
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website = [http://www.watsontownpa.com/ Watsontown]
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Watsontown is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,255 at the 2000 census. It was named for John Watson, a local landowner.

Geography

Watsontown is located at coor dms|41|5|7|N|76|51|48|W|city (41.085319, -76.863325)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (24.47%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,255 people, 967 households, and 591 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,161.9 people per square mile (1,226.3/km²). There were 1,017 housing units at an average density of 1,426.0/sq mi (553.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.67% White, 0.40% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35% of the population.

There were 967 households out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 79.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $31,094, and the median income for a family was $37,065. Males had a median income of $30,648 versus $20,972 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,110. About 8.4% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

The [http://www.classicroses.co.uk/roses/d/dr_van_fleet.html Dr. Van Fleet Climbing Rose] was created in Watsontown by Dr. Walter Van Fleet, a resident botanist.

A growing online book of Watsontown history [http://www.mywatsontown.com MyWatsontown.com] invites contributors.