| Duncansville, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Duncansville |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.425°N -78.4325°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Blair County |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1831 |
| Established Date1: | 1891 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Eric Fritz |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.38 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.38 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1011 |
| Population Total: | 1255 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2359.02 |
| Population Density Km2: | 910.16 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -4 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 16635 |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-20248 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1214941 |
Duncansville is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,258 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of, all of which is land.
At the 2000 census there were 1,238 people, 580 households, and 338 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2312.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 610 housing units at an average density of 1139.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.47% White, 0.48% African American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48%.
There were 580 households, 19.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 38.3% of households were made up of individuals, and 21.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 17.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 77.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.4 males.
The median household income was $31,532 and the median family income was $40,655. Males had a median income of $27,298 versus $22,356 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,344. About 6.6% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.
In 1830, Tim Duncan, recognizing the excellent possibilities for land development, purchased land on the western banks of the stream which traversed the area and plotted a town, which he named Duncansville. About the same time, Jacob Walters laid out plots of land on the eastern side of the stream and called his settlement Walterstown. Confusion and some rivalry existed between the two settlements. Both Duncan and Walters agreed that a common name should be used for the two places. They decided to cast lots to select the name to be used. The people of both settlements declared a holiday and arranged quite a celebration for the occasion. All assembled at the wooden bridge separating the two towns. A coin was tossed and fortune favored Duncan, thereby uniting the two communities under the name of Duncansville.