Marion Center, Pennsylvania
Marion Center, Pennsylvania | ||
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Borough | ||
Zip code 15759 | ||
Area code(s) | 724, 878 | |
FIPS code | 42-47472 |
Marion Center is a borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 413 at the 2020 census.[3]
History
The village was laid out by John Park in 1841 and named Marion after the
Marion Center had a vibrant community life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Two hotels were erected on Main Street in the 19th century. Hotel Marion, built in 1879 by Alexander Adams, had 15 rooms and was three stories tall. It burned in the 1920s. The second hotel, Mahoning House, at the corner of Main and Manor Streets, occupied the site of the former general store operated by McLaughlin, Kinter, and Company. Horatio Simons converted it to a hotel on June 1, 1904. It was torn down in the 1930s to make way for Harry Black's service station. A dentist office (operated by Dr. L. N. Park) and a pharmacy (operated by William Griffith) were located on Main Street near the store of H. P. Wetzel (located at Craig and Main Streets). By 1887, Wetzel had built a store measuring 20- by 40 feet (12 m). He later added an additional 40 feet (12 m) to the store. He was succeeded by Frank Wetzel who operated a grocery store on the site until the 1940s.[4]
A summer normal school operated in the borough in the early 20th century. Joseph Weaver instructed students during the approximately 12-week course. Passing the superintendent's exam upon completion of the program licensed one to teach in the county's common schools. The first school in Marion Center, a log building on North Manor Street, burned in 1834. Its first teacher was William Work. A second school was built on the same site in 1848. A third building was erected in the 1860s. The North Manor Street site became home to the area's high school (1916–1929).[4] It was torn down in the late 2000s to make way for a public park (named after famous local artist, Linton Park).
Geography
Marion Center is located at 40°46′11″N 79°2′57″W / 40.76972°N 79.04917°W (40.769782, -79.049030).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.
Pennsylvania Route 403 runs through the center of Marion Center, entering from the south where it becomes Manor Street at the borough line. It then turns west onto Main Street and reaches its northern terminus just west of the borough at U.S. Route 119. The two main streets of the borough run perpendicular to one another: Manor Street, north-south, and Main Street, east-west. Both streets are broken up by short, one-block alleys.
Marion Center is connected to the villages of
One unnamed tributary of Pine Run flows through the borough. It runs generally east-west and flows just south of Park Avenue, connecting to Pine Run west of the borough line and east of U.S. Highway 119. This stream has two in-flows. The first is very narrow, being small enough to easily step across, and drains the east side of the hill in the southeast section of the borough. The second drains the west side of the same hill and connects to the main flow behind the post office near its intersection with South Manor Street. All three minor water flows are perennial (though the very narrow one does dry up when rainfall is low) and have sources within the borough limits. Pine Run connects to Crooked Creek (a tributary of the Allegheny River) about five miles (8 km) south of the borough.
Education
The borough is part of the Marion Center Area School District. The high school (Marion Center Area High School) and elementary school (W.A McCreery Elementary School) are located west of the borough between the borough line and U.S. Route 119. There are no institutions of higher education in the borough.
On June 21, 2002, Sam Erwin walked into the school district office with a
Industry
Marion Center exports concrete and cement products through its supplier, Marion Center Supply. The central offices of Marion Center Supply are located in Marion Center.
Finance
In 1958, Marion Center Bank added a drive-thru window to its current facility. This was the first of its kind in
Marion Center Bank's corporate headquarters is located at 1271 Indian Springs Rd in Indiana, PA.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1870 | 310 | — | |
1880 | 398 | 28.4% | |
1890 | 367 | −7.8% | |
1900 | 294 | −19.9% | |
1910 | 366 | 24.5% | |
1920 | 444 | 21.3% | |
1930 | 459 | 3.4% | |
1940 | 439 | −4.4% | |
1950 | 433 | −1.4% | |
1960 | 407 | −6.0% | |
1970 | 446 | 9.6% | |
1980 | 494 | 10.8% | |
1990 | 476 | −3.6% | |
2000 | 451 | −5.3% | |
2010 | 451 | 0.0% | |
2020 | 413 | −8.4% | |
2021 (est.) | 411 | [3] | −0.5% |
Sources:[9][10][11][2] |
As of the
There were 173 households, out of which 41% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 31.9% under the age of 19, 5.8% from 20 to 24, 14.4% from 25 to 34, 18.2% from 35 to 49, 17.9% from 50 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. Males comprised 46.3% of the population and females comprised 53.7% of the population.
The median income for a household in the borough was $27,625, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $20,625 for females. The
Government
The municipality type is borough. The borough office is located at 1000 North Manor Street. The borough council holds meetings on the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building. The current mayor is John Walker.
The borough is part of the 41st state senate district, represented by Republican Joe Pittman and the 66th state house district, represented by Republican Brian Smith. The borough is located within the 15th congressional district of the
See also
References
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- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Pa. teachers disciplined for misconduct"". Archived from the original on 2008-02-17. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ^ Marion Center Bank: About Us Archived 2008-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Indiana Gazette, June 23, 2011 Archived June 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "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.