| Official Name: | St. Clair, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | St. Clair |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Schuylkill |
| Government Type: | Borough Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Richard E. Tomko[1] |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1829 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1850 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.19 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.19 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.23 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.23 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Note: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 2752 |
| Population Density Km2: | 886.11 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2295.21 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.7206°N -76.1911°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 738 |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
| Postal Code: | 17970 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Footnotes: | [4] |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 2762 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-67224 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1185877 |
St. Clair is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 2miles north of Pottsville in the southern Coal Region. Extensive deposits of hard coal are present.
St. Clair is noted for manufacturing squibs, fuses and caps used in the mining industry. Mill Creek, which runs through the center of St. Clair, is the site of the annual Brindled Dhow Floating Expo. The event, held the first weekend each October, draws model dhow enthusiasts from across the region.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.2sqmi, all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,254 people, 1,497 households, and 887 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2661.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,647 housing units at an average density of 1347.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.71% White, 0.68% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.
There were 1,497 households, out of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 26.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $28,161, and the median income for a family was $35,024. Males had a median income of $28,566 versus $20,719 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,418. About 7.7% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.
In the 2000 census, 8.8% of the population claimed Ukrainian ancestry.[5]
