Allenport | |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
Nicknames: | Newtown, The Port |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Allenport in Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 40.0964°N -79.8453°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1816 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Albert Pipik |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.22 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.13 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
Population Total: | 484 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 227.44 |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | -4 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Area Code: | 724 |
Blank Name Sec1: | FIPS code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 42-00988 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 1215650 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.75 |
Area Land Km2: | 5.51 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.24 |
Population Density Km2: | 87.80 |
Allenport is a borough on the Monongahela River in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area since 1950.[2] The population was 483 at the 2020 census.[3]
Allenport is located on State Route 88, approximately northeast of California, on the west bank of the Monongahela River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.1sqmi, of which 2sqmi is land and 0.2sqmi (7.51%) is water.
The townspeople are represented by an elected mayor and borough council.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 549 people, 243 households, and 168 families living in the borough. The population density was 278.8/mi2. There were 261 housing units at an average density of 132.5/mi2. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.27% White, 0.36% African American, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.
There were 243 households, out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.69.
In the borough, the population was spread out, with 14.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $28,462, and the median income for a family was $32,250. Males had a median income of $28,438 versus $26,563 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,702. About 6.5% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.