Coal Center, Pennsylvania

Coal Center
Borough
Federal St between Green and Apple
Location of Coal Center in Washington County
Coal Center Location of Coal Center in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°4′11″N 79°54′3″W / 40.06972°N 79.90083°W / 40.06972; -79.90083Coordinates: 40°4′11″N 79°54′3″W / 40.06972°N 79.90083°W / 40.06972; -79.90083
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Washington
Established	1814
Government
• Mayor	Frank Paterra
Area
• Total	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
Population (2000)
• Total	134
• Density	1,300/sq mi (520/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	724

Coal Center is a borough on the Monongahela River in Washington County, Pennsylvania and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area since 1950.^[1] The population was 134 at the 2000 census.

History

Developed in 1814 as Greenfield, the Borough was incorporated under that name on April 9, 1834. Enlarged on March 21, 1874, it was renamed Coal Center in Jan., 1883.

Geography

Coal Center is located at 40°4′11″N 79°54′3″W / 40.06972°N 79.90083°W / 40.06972; -79.90083 (40.069810, -79.900783).^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²), of which, 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (14.29%) is water.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Coal Center has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.^[3]

Demographics

Dock on the Monongahela river

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	557		—
1890	569		2.2%
1900	742		30.4%
1910	816		10.0%
1920	724		−11.3%
1930	629		−13.1%
1940	705		12.1%
1950	584		−17.2%
1960	419		−28.3%
1970	317		−24.3%
1980	255		−19.6%
1990	184		−27.8%
2000	134		−27.2%
2010	139		3.7%
Est. 2015	138	^[4]	−0.7%
Sources:^[5]^[6]^[7]

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 134 people, 59 households, and 32 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,178.5 people per square mile (470.3/km²). There were 72 housing units at an average density of 633.2 per square mile (252.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.27% White, and 3.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population. 10.5% were of Polish, 10.5% Russian, 8.9% English, 8.9% German, 8.9% Irish, 8.1% Croatian and 6.5% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 59 households out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.8% were married couples living together, 25.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.1% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% 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 2.79.

In the borough the population was spread out with 17.2% under the age of 18, 20.1% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 69.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 58.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $28,125. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $11,042 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $13,827. There were 18.2% of families and 28.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 30.8% of under eighteens and 20.0% of those over 64.

References

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↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ Climate Summary for Coal Center, Pennsylvania
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. 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 17 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.

Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Washington

Cities	Monongahela Washington

Boroughs	Allenport Beallsville Bentleyville Burgettstown California Canonsburg Centerville Charleroi Claysville Coal Center Cokeburg Deemston Donora Dunlevy East Washington Elco Ellsworth Finleyville Green Hills Houston Long Branch Marianna McDonald‡ Midway New Eagle North Charleroi Roscoe Speers Stockdale Twilight West Brownsville West Middletown

Townships	Amwell Blaine Buffalo Canton Carroll Cecil Chartiers Cross Creek Donegal East Bethlehem East Finley Fallowfield Hanover Hopewell Independence Jefferson Morris Mount Pleasant North Bethlehem North Franklin North Strabane Nottingham Peters Robinson Smith Somerset South Franklin South Strabane Union West Bethlehem West Finley West Pike Run

CDPs	Aaronsburg Atlasburg Avella Baidland Bulger Cecil-Bishop Cross Creek Eighty Four Elrama Fredericktown Gastonville Hendersonville Hickory Joffre Langeloth Lawrence McGovern McMurray Meadowlands Millsboro Muse Paris Slovan Southview Taylorstown Thompsonville Van Voorhis West Alexander Westland Wickerham Manor-Fisher Wolfdale Wylandville

Unincorporated communities	Amity Blainsburg Cecil Condit Crossing Cool Valley Courtney Cracker Jack Fallowfield Florence Gambles Glyde Good Intent Hazel Kirk Laboratory Log Pile Lover Manifold McAdams North Fredericktown Old Concord P and W Patch Prosperity Raccoon Richeyville Scenery Hill Studa Venetia

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