| Borough of Meshoppen | |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Meshoppen |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Meshoppen in Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | 41.6147°N -76.0464°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wyoming |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Founder: | A Sterling |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Chris R. Baker |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.77 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.79 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.69 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.21 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Elevation Ft: | 623 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 326 |
| Population Density Km2: | 182.27 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 471.78 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 18630 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-48856 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Meshoppen is a borough that is located in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 326 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]
The borough takes its name from Meshoppen Creek, a Native American name purported to mean "glass beads."[3]
The Old White Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7sqmi, all land.
As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 563 people, 190 households, and 128 families residing in the borough.
The population density was 804.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 217 housing units at an average density of 310sp=usNaNsp=us.
The racial makeup of the borough was 89.2% White, 3.7% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 4.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.1% of the population.
There were 190 households, out of which 46.3% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 38.9% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.46.
Within the borough, the population was spread out, with 31.4% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 61.7% who were aged eighteen to sixty-four, and 6.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was twenty-nine years.
The median income for a household in the borough was $40,714, and the median income for a family was $38,594. Males had a median income of $30,417 compared with that of $22,063 for females.
The per capita income for the borough was $16,588.
Approximately 13.5% of families and 22.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 37.2% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 15% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
| Bruce Marshall | Republican |
| Council Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Herb Bevan | Republican | |
| John V. Bunnell | Democratic | |
| Michael Vorhees | Republican | |
| Mike Loyd | Democratic | |
| Bruce Priestner | Republican | |
| Doris Pickett | Republican | |
| Jack Vaow | Republican |