| Carmichaels, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Coordinates: | 39.8978°N -79.975°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Greene |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1768 |
| Leader Party: | Democrat/Republican |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Melodie Berardi |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.44 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.43 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1004 |
| Population Total: | 432 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1011.47 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -4:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5:00 |
| Area Code: | 724 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 42-11328 |
| Pushpin Label: | Carmichaels |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2618.18 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-059-11328 |
| Governing Body: | Carmichaels Borough Council |
Carmichaels is a borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 434 at the 2020 census,[2] a decline from the figure of 483 tabulated in 2010.[3]
The Carmichaels Covered Bridge and Greene Academy are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Carmichaels, Pennsylvania is quite famous in its area for the Coal Queen Pageant, an annual beauty pageant where girls from all over Greene County compete to be crowned Coal Queen.
Carmichaels is home to the school district of Carmichaels Area. There is an Elementary Center and a Jr/Sr High School on the same grounds, home of the Mighty Mikes.
Carmichaels is located in eastern Greene County at 39.8978°N -79.975°W (39.897755, -79.975022).[4] It is surrounded by Cumberland Township but is a separate municipality.
Pennsylvania Route 88 passes through the borough, leading north 9miles to Fredericktown and south to Point Marion.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Carmichaels has a total area of 0.44km2, of which 0.01sqkm, or 2.86%, is water.[3] Muddy Creek, a tributary of the Monongahela River, flows to the northeast through the northern corner of the borough, where it passes under the Carmichaels Covered Bridge on Old Town Road.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 556 people, 232 households, and 141 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3021.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 255 housing units at an average density of 1385.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.20% White, and 1.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.
There were 232 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $33,462, and the median income for a family was $36,719. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $20,125 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,979. About 8.3% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty threshold, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.
Carmichaels is home to the Hill Top Energy Center. A newly constructed natural gas-fired power plant with a generating capacity of 625 megawatts, it is scheduled to begin operations in the summer of 2021.[6] [7]