| Official Name: | Hop Bottom, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Hop Bottom |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Susquehanna |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1799 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1881 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.58 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.57 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.61 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.61 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 311 |
| Population Density Km2: | 198.30 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 513.20 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 41.705°N -75.7656°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 18824 |
| Area Code: | 570 and 272 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-35624 |
Hop Bottom is a borough of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 310 as of the 2020 census.[2] The name comes from the hop, a plant providing flowers for brewing.
Hop Bottom was formerly known as "Foster." The present name is derived from nearby Hop Bottom Creek.[3] Native Americans once lived in the area, and the only clear meadows to be found were near the bottom of the creek. These meadows were covered with hop vines, leading to the name "Hop Bottom."[4]
Hop Bottom is located at 41.705°N -75.7656°W.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6sqmi, all land.
Hop Bottom is located at the junction of U.S. Route 11 and Pennsylvania Route 167. It is also seven miles west of Interstate 81.
According to the census[6] of 2010, there were 337 people, 138 households, and 88 families residing in the borough. The population density was 561.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 147 housing units at an average density of 245sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.5% White and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.
Of the 138 households, 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 63.8% from 18 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The average (median) age was 39 years.
The median income for a household in the borough was $42,917, and the median income for a family was $53,125. Males had a median income of $44,167 versus $28,542 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,665. About 17.9% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.7% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.