Geistown, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Geistown, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Borough
Government Type:Borough council
Leader Title:Mayor
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1812
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1930
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.77
Area Land Km2:2.77
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.07
Area Land Sq Mi:1.07
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Total:2363
Population Density Km2:852.88
Population Density Sq Mi:2208.41
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.2944°N -78.8739°W
Elevation Ft:1857
Blank Info:42-28720
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1215023

Geistown is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,467 at the 2010 census.[2]

Geography

Geistown is located in southwestern Cambria County at 40.2944°N -78.8739°W (40.294325, -78.873968).[3] Downtown Johnstown is 4miles to the northwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.7km2, all land.[2]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,555 people, 1,105 households, and 749 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2364.1/sqmi. There were 1,160 housing units at an average density of 1073.3/sqmi. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.69% White, 0.39% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.37% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 1,105 households, out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,646, and the median income for a family was $47,049. Males had a median income of $32,478 versus $22,134 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,002. About 4.0% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Geistown borough, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. March 12, 2015. https://archive.today/20150316171651/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4228720. March 16, 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.

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