Washingtonville, Pennsylvania

Washingtonville, Pennsylvania
570
FIPS code	42-81424

Washingtonville is a borough in

.

History

The small borough is named after the first American president, George Washington.^[4] Before the time of the town's founding during the Revolutionary War, Fort Bosley stood along the eastern backs of Chillisquaque Creek near its confluence with Mud Creek. During, the early 20th century, millionaire Frank DeLong would often visit the borough to get away from the city.^[5] He ended up donating a school, which at the time was considered one of the best facilities in the country, to the town. He also turned the old Presbyterian Church into a memorial for his mother. Today, the old school building is now a nursing home, and the memorial still stands today, containing many historical artifacts. Recently, the remains of an 18th century log cabin were discovered at the corner of Front and Water Streets, suggesting early settlement of permanent residents.^[6]

Geography

According to the

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1870	172		—
1880	203		18.0%
1890	171		−15.8%
1900	212		24.0%
1910	183		−13.7%
1920	177		−3.3%
1930	182		2.8%
1940	175		−3.8%
1950	194		10.9%
1960	198		2.1%
1970	174		−12.1%
1980	218		25.3%
1990	228		4.6%
2000	201		−11.8%
2010	273		35.8%
2020	200		−26.7%
2021 (est.)	202	[3]	1.0%
Sources:[8][9][10]

As of the

Asian

, and 1.00% from two or more races.

There were 82 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $35,278, and the median income for a family was $38,393. Males had a median income of $37,292 versus $17,500 for females. The

, including 28.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.5% of those sixty five or over.

References

External links

• Media related to Washingtonville, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons