Official Name: | Wallaceton, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Label: | Wallaceton |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania |
Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Clearfield County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 175px |
Map Caption1: | Location of Clearfield County in Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Clearfield |
Government Type: | Borough Council |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1813 |
Established Title1: | Incorporated |
Established Date1: | 1873 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.98 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.98 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.77 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.76 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 297 |
Population Density Km2: | 150.11 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 388.74 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 40.96°N -78.2889°W |
Elevation Ft: | 1750 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 16876 |
Area Code: | 814 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-80640 |
Wallaceton is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 297 at the 2020 census.[3]
Wallaceton is located in eastern Clearfield County at 40.96°N -78.2889°W (40.960106, -78.288861).[4] U.S. Route 322 passes through the southwestern corner of the borough and leads northwest to Clearfield, the county seat, and southeast 6miles to Philipsburg.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Wallaceton has a total area of 2km2, all land.[5]
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 350 people, 131 households, and 96 families residing in the borough. The population density was 500.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 134 housing units at an average density of 191.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.86% White, 0.29% African American, 0.29% Native American, and 0.57% from two or more races.
There were 131 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $28,000, and the median income for a family was $38,083. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $11,571. About 8.4% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 23.8% of those age 65 or over.