Conneautville, Pennsylvania
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| Conneautville | |
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| Name origin: Conneautee, Indian for "snow place" | |
| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County | Crawford County |
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| Area | 1.1 sq mi (3 km²) |
| - water | 0.9 sq mi (2 km²) |
| Population | 848 (2000) |
| Density | 778.7 /sq mi (301 /km²) |
| Founded | 1843 |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-4) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 814 |
 Location of Conneautville in Crawford County
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  Location of Conneautville in Pennsylvania
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Conneautville is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, along Conneaut Creek. The population was 848 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
Conneautville was founded in 1843 by Alexander Power, a surveyor and engineer. Conneautville was first called Powerstown or made reference to as Power’s Tract. It was Mr. Power's wish that it be called Conneautville after the Indian name Conneaut or Conneautee, meaning Snow Place.
[edit] Geography
Conneautville is located at (41.758019, -80.369470)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), of which, 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) of it is land and 0.92% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 848 people, 352 households, and 229 families residing in the borough. The population density was 778.7 people per square mile (300.4/km²). There were 377 housing units at an average density of 346.2/sq mi (133.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.47% White, 0.24% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.
There were 352 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the borough the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $35,083, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $30,481 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,087. About 4.1% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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