| Hydetown, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Motto: | A small town with a big heart. |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Label: | Hydetown |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Hydetown in Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | 41.6522°N -79.7258°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Crawford |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1862 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Scott Smith (R) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.81 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.81 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 1,250 |
| Elevation Point: | middle of borough |
| Elevation Max Ft: | 1,560 |
| Elevation Max Point: | east side of borough |
| Elevation Min Ft: | 1,220 |
| Elevation Min Point: | Oil Creek |
| Population Total: | 526 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 91.05 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -4 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 16328[3] |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Est: | 521 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-36616 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.24 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.24 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 235.84 |
Hydetown is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 526 at the 2020 census,[4] up from 526 at the 2010 census,[5] down from 605 in 2000. It was established in 1862.
Hydetown is located in eastern Crawford County at 41.6522°N -79.7258°W (41.652312, -79.725872).[6] It is surrounded by Oil Creek Township, a separate municipality. Pennsylvania Route 8 passes through the borough, leading southeast 3miles to Titusville and north 6miles to Centerville. Pennsylvania Route 408 leads west 8miles to Townville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.8km2, all land.[5]
Hydetown Borough is located just south of the southern terminal moraine for glaciation in northwestern Pennsylvania. The borough is drained by Oil Creek, a southward-flowing tributary of the Allegheny River, which runs through the northwestern and southwestern sides of the borough and Thompson Creek, which enters from the northeast and joins the main creek southwest of the borough center. The lowest elevation in Hydetown is 1220feet where Oil Creek flows south out of the borough. The highest elevation is 1560feet at the eastern borough boundary.[2]
As of the census of 2000, there were 605 people, 251 households, and 157 families residing in the borough. The population density was 279sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 264 housing units at an average density of 121.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.17% White and 0.83% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.
There were 251 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $34,563, and the median income for a family was $42,188. Males had a median income of $26,389 versus $17,417 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,891. About 5.0% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over.
Hydetown is part of the Titusville Area School District.