Cokeburg, Pennsylvania
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| name = Cokeburg, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type = Borough
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| subdivision_name2 = Washington
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1902
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Carol Basara
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| population_total = 629
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| postal_code = 15324{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/15324|title=Cokeburg PA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=October 31, 2023}}
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Cokeburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area since 1950.{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/metro/files/lists/historical/50mfips.txt |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113070938/http://www.census.gov/population/metro/files/lists/historical/50mfips.txt |archive-date=2016-01-13 |url-status=dead }} Founded in 1902,[http://www.usacitiesonline.com/pacountycokeburg.htm#history Excerpt from Golden Jubilee Celebration] the population was 626 at the 2020 census.{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=22 July 2022}}
Geography
Cokeburg is located at {{coord|40|6|0|N|80|3|49|W|type:city}} (40.100120, -80.063637).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land. Cokeburg is drained by Pigeon Creek.
The borough is crossed by Pennsylvania Route 917.
Demographics
{{US Census population
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|1910= 1302
|1920= 1691
|1930= 1550
|1940= 1415
|1950= 1170
|1960= 989
|1970= 845
|1980= 796
|1990= 724
|2000= 705
|2010= 630
|2020= 626
|estyear=2021
|estimate=624
|footnote=Sources:{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}
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At the 2000 census there were 705 people, 308 households, and 206 families living in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,931.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 339 housing units at an average density of {{convert|928.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.87% White, 0.14% Asian, and 0.99% from two or more races.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}
Of the 308 households 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 31.2% of households were one person and 19.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.85.
The age distribution was 21.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.
The median household income was $30,179 and the median family income was $39,028. Males had a median income of $32,404 versus $19,514 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,754. About 6.9% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.
In popular culture
The series final episode of the TV series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and airing on May 4, 1993, on NBC, was set in Cokeburg. The site was chosen because it was the childhood home of the show's creator, Donald P. Bellisario.
Notable person
- Donald P. Bellisario (born August 8, 1935):{{cite news|last1=VanDerWerff|first1=Emily|title=Donald P. Bellisario|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/donald-p-bellisario/|access-date=15 June 2015|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 6, 2010}} television producer and screenwriter
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Category:Boroughs in Washington County, Pennsylvania
Category:Populated places established in 1902