Hunker, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_name2 = Westmoreland
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1903
|established_title1 = Incorporated
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Hunker is a borough which is located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has been part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area since 1950.
The population was 307 at the time of the 2020 census.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |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 |access-date=July 26, 2022 |website= |publisher=US Census Bureau}}
Geography
Hunker is located at {{coord|40|12|16|N|79|36|58|W|type:city}} (40.204462, −79.616218).{{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.
Demographics
{{US Census population
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|1930= 378
|1940= 348
|1950= 404
|1960= 380
|1970= 375
|1980= 359
|1990= 328
|2000= 329
|2010= 291
|2020= 307
|estyear=2021
|estimate=305
|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|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}{{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=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 time of the 2000 census, there were 329 people, 136 households, and 102 families living in the borough.
The population density was {{convert|886.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 138 housing units at an average density of {{convert|372.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.
The racial makeup of the borough was 96.35% White, 0.61% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.91% Asian, and 1.82% from two or more races.
Of the 136 households, 25.0% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 67.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 21.3% of households were one person households and 11.8% were households with one person who was aged sixty-five or older.
The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.83.
The age distribution was 17.0% who were under the age of eighteen, 6.4% aged eighteen to twenty-four, 28.0% aged twenty-five to forty-four, 33.4% aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 15.2% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-four years.
For every one hundred females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 100.7 males.
The median household income was $40,313 and the median family income was $43,750. Males had a median income of $32,396 compared with that of $15,833 for females.
The per capita income for the borough was $22,045.
Roughly 7.6% of families and 6.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 12.5% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
Notable people
- Bob Garber, baseball player
- Sarah Kozer, reality TV star
References
{{Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Pittsburgh Metro Area}}
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Category:Boroughs in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania