Port Carbon, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_name2 = Schuylkill
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|leader_name = chase Snyder
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|established_date = 1826
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1852
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|population_total = 1806
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|postal_code = 17965
|area_code = 570
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Port Carbon is a borough of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, located two miles (3 km) northeast of Pottsville. It is in a coal-mining area. In the past, ironworks had been a feature of the borough. In 1900, 2,168 people lived here and, in 1910, 2,678. The population was 1,815 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=August 1, 2022}}
Geography
Port Carbon is located at {{coord|40|41|50|N|76|10|0|W|type:city}} (40.697210, -76.166734).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
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|1830= 900
|1840= 912
|1850= 2142
|1860= 1904
|1870= 2251
|1880= 2346
|1890= 1976
|1900= 2168
|1910= 2678
|1920= 2882
|1930= 3225
|1940= 3279
|1950= 3024
|1960= 2775
|1970= 2717
|1980= 2576
|1990= 2134
|2000= 2019
|2010= 1889
|2020= 1815
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1815
|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=January 31, 2008|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=December 11, 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=June 11, 2013}}
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{{As of|2022|pre=the}} American Community Survey estimates, there were {{formatnum:1748}} people and {{formatnum:798}} households.{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2022.DP02?g=160XX00US4262128 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Selected Social Characteristics in the United States for Port Carbon borough, PA | access-date = 2024-06-21 | publisher = United States Census Bureau}}{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2022.DP05?g=160XX00US4262128 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Demographic and Housing Estimates for Port Carbon borough, PA | access-date = 2024-06-21 | publisher = United States Census Bureau}} The population density was {{convert|2318.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were {{formatnum:877}} housing units at an average density of {{convert|1163.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}.{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2022.B25001?g=160XX00US4262128 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Housing Units for Port Carbon borough, PA | access-date = 2024-06-21 | publisher = United States Census Bureau}}To calculate density we use the land area figure from the places file in {{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html | title = The 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files}} The racial makeup of the city was 92.7% White, 2.7% Black or African American, 2.2% some other race, and 0.5% Asian, with 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 2.3% of the population.
Of the {{formatnum:798}} households, 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% had seniors 65 years or older living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 8.6% were couples cohabitating, 21.4% had a male householder with no partner present, and 21.1% had a female householder with no partner present. The median household size was {{formatnum:2.19}} and the median family size was {{formatnum:2.89}}.
The age distribution was 18.3% under 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was {{formatnum:48.4}} years.{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S0101?g=160XX00US4262128 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Age and Sex for Port Carbon borough, PA | access-date = 2024-06-21 | publisher = United States Census Bureau}} For every 100 females, there were {{formatnum:93.4}} males.
The median income for a household was ${{formatnum:54706}}, with family households having a median income of ${{formatnum:68839}} and non-family households ${{formatnum:34805}}. The per capita income was ${{formatnum:28989}}.{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1901?g=160XX00US4262128 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for Port Carbon borough, PA | access-date = 2024-06-21 | publisher = United States Census Bureau}}{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1902?g=160XX00US4262128 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Mean Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for Port Carbon borough, PA | access-date = 2024-06-21 | publisher = United States Census Bureau}} Out of the {{formatnum:1748}} people with a determined poverty status, 7.6% were below the poverty line. Further, 0.9% of minors and 8.7% of seniors were below the poverty line.{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1701?g=160XX00US4262128 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months for Port Carbon borough, PA | access-date = 2024-06-21 | publisher = United States Census Bureau}}
In the survey, residents self-identified with various ethnic ancestries. People of German descent made up 19.6% of the population of the town, followed by Irish at 18.4%, Polish at 11.6%, Italian at 9.6%, Lithuanian at 5.4%, Slovak at 4.9%, Ukrainian at 3.4%, American at 3.3%, Welsh at 2.9%, Dutch at 1.9%, English at 1.7%, Arab at 1.1%, Scottish at 0.9%, Sub-Saharan African at 0.7%, and French at 0.6%.
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History
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Port Carbon was founded by Abraham Pott, a son of John Pott who founded Pottsville in 1806.
Port Carbon was the site of the first lock on the Schuylkill Canal, on its route for transport of coal mined in the region to Philadelphia. Robert Allison, a local industrialist, purchased the first commercially manufactured automobile, a Winton.
Notable person
- Peggy Maley, former actress
Gallery
File:Port Carbon Borough Hall, Schuylkill Co PA 02.JPG|Port Carbon Borough Hall
File:Pike St, Port Carbon PA 03.JPG|Pike Street
File:Port Carbon Public Library, Schuylkill Co PA 01.JPG|Public library
File:Port Carbon Senior Citizens Center, Schuylkill Co PA.JPG|Port Carbon Senior Citizens Center
File:St Stephen Catholic Church, Port Carbon PA.JPG|St. Stephen's Catholic Church
References
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{{Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania}}
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Category:Populated places on the Schuylkill River
Category:Populated places established in 1826
Category:Municipalities of the Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania