Oneida, Pennsylvania Explained

Oneida
Settlement Type:CDP
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Oneida in Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Schuylkill
Leader Name:The Mayor of Oneida is Bradley" Holy" Petrosky
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.44
Area Land Km2:0.44
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:263
Population Density Km2:595.62
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.9075°N -76.1253°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:18242
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-56816
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2389621
Area Total Sq Mi:0.17
Area Land Sq Mi:0.17
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:1547.06

Oneida is a census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The population was 219 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Oneida has a total area of 0.2sqmi, all land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census, there were 219 people, 112 households, and 57 families living in the CDP. The population density was 1205.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 135 housing units at an average density of 743.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White.[3] Of the 112 households 16.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.1% were non-families. 42.9% of households were one person and 25.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.96 and the average family size was 2.70.

The age distribution was 14.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 30.6% 65 or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median household income was $25,250 and the median family income was $28,250. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $20,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,756. About 3.8% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 6.5% of those sixty five or over.

Notable person

Jim Honochick, former Major League Baseball umpire

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.