| Official Name: | Brisbin, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Clearfield County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 175px |
| Map Caption1: | Map showing Clearfield County in Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Label: | Brisbin |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clearfield |
| Government Type: | Borough Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1854 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1883 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.89 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.85 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.73 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.71 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 422 |
| Population Density Km2: | 228.15 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 591.04 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.8394°N -78.3525°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 1578 |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
| Postal Code: | 16620 |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-08744 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1215093 |
Brisbin is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 422 at the 2020 census.[2]
Brisbin is located in southeastern Clearfield County and is nearly surrounded by Woodward Township, though Decatur Township partially borders it on the east. The borough of Houtzdale is directly to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.89km2, of which 1.85sqkm is land and 0.04sqkm, or 1.98%, is water.[3] Gose Run flows through the borough, leading east to Beaver Run, which in turn flows east to Moshannon Creek, a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 413 people, 166 households, and 124 families residing in the borough. The population density was 655.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 181 housing units at an average density of 287.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.79% White, 0.24% African American, 0.24% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.
There were 166 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $30,250, and the median income for a family was $35,875. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $13,805. About 16.0% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.