Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania

Sharpsburg is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, five miles (8 km) northeast of Pittsburgh, on the Allegheny River. In the past, it had a rolling mill, foundries, machine shops, and manufactories of varnish, brick, glass, lumber products, wire, hair, felt, and lubricating oil. In 1900, 6,842 people lived here; in 1910, 8,153 lived here; and in 1940, 8,202 people lived in Sharpsburg. The population was 3,594 at the 2000 census.

The H. J. Heinz Company originated in Sharpsburg [cite web | url = http://www.sharpsburgborough.com | title = Sharpsburg Borough Home Page | accessmonthday=13 August | accessyear=2007]

Geography

Sharpsburg is located at coor dms|40|29|43|N|79|55|44|W|city (40.495368, -79.928991).GR|1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), of which, 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (26.15%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,594 people, 1,748 households, and 893 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7,393.8 people per square mile (2,831.9/km²). There were 1,911 housing units at an average density of 3,931.4/sq mi (1,505.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.74% White, 3.81% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.11% of the population.

There were 1,748 households out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.5% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.9% were non-families. 42.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the borough the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 82.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $22,828, and the median income for a family was $30,500. Males had a median income of $27,396 versus $22,238 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,698. About 14.0% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.

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