| Ellwood City, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Motto: | "Changing Lives, Living Change"[1] |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lawrence, Beaver |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Tony Court |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1892 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.11 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.02 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.36 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.32 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 7642 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1269.58 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3288.30 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Demonyms |
| Population Blank1: | Ellwoodian |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
| Elevation M: | 269 |
| Elevation Ft: | 883 |
| Coordinates: | 40.8611°N -80.2847°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 16117 |
| Area Code: | 724, 878 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-23304[4] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1211951 |
| Named For: | Isaac L. Ellwood |
Ellwood City is a borough primarily in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a small district extending into Beaver County, it lies along the Connoquenessing Creek just east of its confluence with the Beaver River. The population was 7,642 at the 2020 census.[5] Ellwood City lies northwest of Pittsburgh and 8miles southeast of New Castle within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
In the past, Ellwood City sustained many heavy industries such as steel tube mills, steel car works, building stone and limestone quarries, foundries and machine shops, and coal mining. Ellwood City is named after businessman Isaac L. Ellwood.[6]
Ellwood City is located at 40.861°N -80.2848°W (40.860983, -80.284849).[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of, of which is land and, or 2.09%, is water.
The (roughly) 0.3 mile-diameter Pittsburgh Circle within the city was once a bicycle-racing track, as the city historically manufactured steel for bicycles.[8]
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,688 people, 3,716 households, and 2,393 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3716.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 4,006 housing units at an average density of 1713.7/mi2. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.22% White, 0.81% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population. In 2022, Jan Williams would become the first woman of Asian descent to be sworn into council.[9] [10]
There were 3,716 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. Of all households, 32.3% were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $28,926, and the median income for a family was $40,758. Males had a median income of $31,703 versus $21,285 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,784. About 8.6% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
The population at the 2010 census was 7,921, a change of -8.8% since 2000. There were 3,721 males (47.0%) and 4,200 females (53.0%). The median age was 42.0 years, compared to 40.1 for the state of Pennsylvania.[11]
The estimated median household income in 2007 was $35,555 (it was $28,926 in 2000), while in Pennsylvania it was $48,576. Estimated per capita income in 2007 was $18,674 in Ellwood City, versus $26,228 for the entire state. Estimated median house or condo value in 2007 was $91,245 (it was $75,700 in 2000), versus $155,000 for the state.
The PBS Kids TV series Arthur takes place in the fictional town of Elwood City, based on and similar to the real Ellwood City.[13]