East Brady, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:East Brady, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Borough
Image Blank Emblem:East Brady, PA Keystone Marker.jpg
Blank Emblem Type:Keystone Marker
Blank Emblem Size:250px
Blank Emblem Link:Keystone Markers
Mapsize:250x200px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Clarion County.svg
Mapsize1:175px
Map Caption1:Map showing Clarion County in Pennsylvania
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:East
Brady
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clarion
Government Type:Borough Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:William Rode
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1854
Established Title1:Platted
Established Date1:1866
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1869
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.87
Area Land Km2:2.10
Area Water Km2:0.77
Area Total Sq Mi:1.11
Area Land Sq Mi:0.81
Area Water Sq Mi:0.30
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:818
Population Density Km2:390.37
Population Density Sq Mi:1011.12
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.9844°N -79.6153°W
Elevation Ft:960
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:16028
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-20840

East Brady is a borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 822 at the 2020 census.[2] Clarion County's designated tourism agency is Discover Clarion County

History

East Brady is named after Captain Samuel Brady, who battled Native Americans at that location.[3]

Geography

East Brady is located in the southwestern corner of Clarion County at 40.9844°N -79.6153°W (40.984550, -79.615333),[4] on the east side of a bend in the Allegheny River, at a point upstream from the river's mouth in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania Route 68 passes through the borough, crossing the Allegheny on the Sergeant Carl F. Curran II Bridge to Armstrong County and the community of Bradys Bend. PA 68 leads southwest to Butler and northeast to Clarion.

According to the United States Census Bureau, East Brady has a total area of 2.9km2, of which 2.1km2 is land and 0.8km2, or 27.00%, is water.[5]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,038 people, 471 households, and 287 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1233.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 542 housing units at an average density of 644.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.42% White, 0.10% Asian, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.

There were 471 households, out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% 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 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $26,667, and the median income for a family was $37,589. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $21,538 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,299. About 10.9% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

East Brady is part of the Karns City Area School District, with K-6 students attending Sugarcreek Elementary School.

Notable person

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . 17 July 2022.
  3. Egle, William H. An Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg: De Witt C. Goodrich & Co., 1876, p. 337
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  5. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): East Brady borough, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. April 23, 2015. https://archive.today/20150423123129/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4220840. April 23, 2015. dead.