Scalp Level, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Scalp Level, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Borough
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Scalp
Level
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cambria
Government Type:Borough council
Leader Title:Mayor
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1835
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1898
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.71
Area Land Km2:1.71
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.66
Area Land Sq Mi:0.66
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:778
Population Density Km2:410.16
Population Density Sq Mi:1062.22
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.2511°N -78.8397°W
Elevation Ft:1703
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:814
Pop Est As Of:2019
Population Est:700
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-68104
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1215033

Scalp Level is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 778 at the 2010 census.[2]

History

According to tradition, the town site was so named after a local property owner ordered his farmhands to "scalp them bushes level".[3] [4]

The Windber Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Geography

Scalp Level is located on the southern border of Cambria County at 40.2511°N -78.8397°W (40.250976, -78.839813).[5] It is bordered to the south by the boroughs of Paint and Windber in Somerset County. It is in the valley of Paint Creek, a westward-flowing tributary of the Stonycreek River, which flows north to form the Conemaugh River in the center of Johnstown, 7miles northwest of Scalp Level.

U.S. Route 219, a four-lane expressway, passes 2miles northwest of Scalp Level, leading southwest to Somerset and northeast to Ebensburg, the Cambria County seat. Pennsylvania Route 56 runs through the center of Scalp Level and leads southeast to Bedford.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough of Scalp Level has a total area of 1.7km2, all land.[2]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 851 people, 347 households, and 234 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1368.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 375 housing units at an average density of 603sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.53% White, 0.24% African American, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 347 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $25,956, and the median income for a family was $30,515. Males had a median income of $26,354 versus $17,216 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $12,108. About 9.1% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Scalp Level borough, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. March 19, 2015. https://archive.today/20150319144910/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4268104. March 19, 2015. dead.
  3. News: Take a Good Look at the US Map. Towns Have the Craziest Names . The Milwaukee Journal . Sep 8, 1969 . 18 May 2015 . Remington, Frank L. . 1.
  4. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 117.
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.