Meshoppen, Pennsylvania

Meshoppen is a borough that is located in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 326 at the time of the 2020 census.[3]

Borough of Meshoppen
Borough
Meshoppen's Old White Mill
Meshoppen's Old White Mill
Location of Meshoppen in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Meshoppen in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
Meshoppen is located in Pennsylvania
Meshoppen
Meshoppen
Location of Meshoppen in Pennsylvania
Meshoppen is located in the United States
Meshoppen
Meshoppen
Meshoppen (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°36′53″N 76°02′47″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWyoming
Founded byA Sterling
Government
 • MayorChris R. Baker
Area
[1]
 • Total0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2)
 • Land0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation
623 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total326
 • Density471.78/sq mi (182.27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18630
Area code570
FIPS code42-48856
Websitewww.meshoppen.com

History

The borough takes its name from Meshoppen Creek, a Native American name purported to mean "glass beads."[4]

The Old White Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all land.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880554—
18905977.8%
19006092.0%
19106303.4%
1920608−3.5%
1930525−13.7%
194058010.5%
1950574−1.0%
1960470−18.1%
19704822.6%
198057118.5%
1990439−23.1%
20004594.6%
201056322.7%
2020326−42.1%
2021 (est.)327[3]0.3%
Sources:[6][7][8][2]

As of the census[9] of 2010, there were 563 people, 190 households, and 128 families residing in the borough.

The population density was 804.3 inhabitants per square mile (310.5/km2). There were 217 housing units at an average density of 310 per square mile (120/km2).

The racial makeup of the borough was 89.2% White, 3.7% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 4.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.1% of the population.

There were 190 households, out of which 46.3% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 38.9% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.46.

Within the borough, the population was spread out, with 31.4% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 61.7% who were aged eighteen to sixty-four, and 6.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was twenty-nine years.

The median income for a household in the borough was $40,714, and the median income for a family was $38,594. Males had a median income of $30,417 compared with that of $22,063 for females.

The per capita income for the borough was $16,588.

Approximately 13.5% of families and 22.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 37.2% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 15% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Government

Mayor
Bruce MarshallRepublican

Council
Council MemberParty
Herb BevanRepublican
John V. BunnellDemocratic
Michael VorheesRepublican
Mike LoydDemocratic
Bruce PriestnerRepublican
Doris PickettRepublican
Jack VaowRepublican

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  4. Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  8. "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.
  9. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
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