Spartansburg, Pennsylvania

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name = Spartansburg
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region = Crawford County
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map_caption = Location of Spartansburg in Crawford County
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Spartansburg is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 333 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Spartansburg is located at coor dms|41|49|19|N|79|41|9|W|city (41.821980, -79.685957)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (4.35%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 333 people, 130 households, and 93 families residing in the borough. The population density was 499.1 people per square mile (191.9/km²). There were 140 housing units at an average density of 209.8/sq mi (80.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White.

There were 130 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the borough the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $26,731, and the median income for a family was $34,063. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $27,656 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,035. About 14.7% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 26.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

*Ray Harroun, won the inaugural Indianapolis 500.

In popular culture

*Spartansburg appeared in the Discovery Channel show, "Dirty Jobs".fact|date=March 2008

References