Finleyville | |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
Etymology: | John Finley |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Finleyville in Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 40.2528°N -80.0036°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1896 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Michael M. Kutsek |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population Total: | 376 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 2251.50 |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | -4 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 15332 |
Area Code: | 724 |
Website: | www.finleyvilleboro.com |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-25944 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.43 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.43 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population Density Km2: | 867.93 |
Finleyville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, named for John Finley. The population was 375 at the 2020 census.[2] It was built at the junction of Brownsville Road (now Pennsylvania Route 88) and the 'Washington Road' from Cox's Fort to Catfish Camp, now Washington, Pennsylvania.[3] It was originally known as "Rowgalley" until after a large contingent of Scots-Irish came to town including a number of "Finleys."[4] It is in the Peters Creek watershed.
Finleyville is located at 40.2528°N -80.0036°W (40.252662, -80.003505).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.2sqmi, all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 459 people, 240 households, and 112 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2729.7PD/sqmi. There were 271 housing units at an average density of 1611.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 91.72% White, 5.88% African American, 0.87% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.
There were 240 households, out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.1% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.3% were non-families. 50.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $31,818 versus $21,827 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,387. About 9.3% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 23.9% of those age 65 or over.