Official Name: | Shippenville, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Clarion County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 175px |
Map Caption1: | Map showing Clarion County in Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Label: | Shippenville |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Clarion |
Government Type: | Borough Council |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Eric Sterner (R) |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1826 |
Established Title1: | Incorporated |
Established Date1: | 1889 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.00 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.00 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.39 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.39 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 442 |
Population Density Km2: | 440.05 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1139.18 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 41.2508°N -79.4625°W |
Elevation Ft: | 1342 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 16254 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-70368 |
Shippenville is a borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 446 at the 2020 census.[3]
Shippenville is located in northwestern Clarion County at 41.2508°N -79.4625°W (41.250919, -79.462534).[4] U.S. Route 322 passes through the borough, leading southeast 5miles to Clarion, the county seat, and northwest to Franklin. Interstate 80 is 5miles to the south via US 322 and Pennsylvania Route 66.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Shippenville has a total area of 0.79km2, all land.[5]
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 505 people, 209 households, and 138 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1241.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 226 housing units at an average density of 555.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.01% White, 0.59% Asian and 0.40% Pacific Islander. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.
There were 209 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $31,667, and the median income for a family was $34,773. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $20,125 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,216. About 11.8% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.