Wellersburg, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Wellersburg, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Borough
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Wellersburg
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Somerset
Government Type:Borough Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1830
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1857
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.10
Area Land Km2:2.10
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.81
Area Land Sq Mi:0.81
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:210
Population Density Km2:81.49
Population Density Sq Mi:211.11
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:39.7306°N -78.8481°W
Elevation Ft:1348
Postal Code Type:Zip code
Postal Code:15564
Area Code:814
Pop Est As Of:2021
Population Est:208
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-82128
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1215601

Wellersburg is a borough that is located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The population was 181 at the time of 2010 census.

Geography

Wellersburg is located at the extreme southern end of Southampton Township, along its border with Maryland.

Pennsylvania Route 160 passes through Wellersburg as it runs between the Maryland border to the south and Southampton Township to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8sqmi, all land.

Demographics

At the time of the 2000 census, there were 176 people residing in eighty-four households in the borough, including fifty-one families.

The population density was 223.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were ninety housing units at an average density of 114.2sp=usNaNsp=us.

The racial makeup of the borough was 98.86% White, and 1.14% from two or more races.

Of the eighty-four households that were documented during the census, 15.5% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. Additionally, 36.9% of households were one-person and 17.9% were one-person households with someone living alone who was aged sixty-five or older.

The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.63.

The age distribution of residents was 15.9% who were under the age of eighteen, 6.8% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 28.4% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 27.3% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 21.6% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was forty-four years.

For every one hundred females, there were 83.3 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 87.3 males.

The median household income was $21,111 and the median family income was $23,750. Males had a median income of $24,688 compared with that of $18,750 for females.

The per capita income for the borough was $14,495.

Approximately 4.3% of families and 5.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including those who were aged sixty-five or older. No one under the age of eighteen was reported as living in poverty.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . July 25, 2022.