Southmont, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

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|official_name = Southmont, Pennsylvania

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|settlement_type = Borough

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|image_skyline = King from Dahlia, Southmont.jpg

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|image_caption = Houses on King Street

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|subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Cambria

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|government_type = Borough council

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|established_title = Settled

|established_date = 1850

|established_title1 = Incorporated

|established_date1 = 1919

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|population_total = 2045

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|area_code = 814

|website = {{URL|www.southmontborough.com}}

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|image_map = File:Cambria County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Southmont Highlighted.svg

|map_caption = Location of Southmont in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

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Southmont is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,284 at the 2010 census.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4272344| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Southmont borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 19, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150319145215/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4272344| archive-date=March 19, 2015| url-status=dead}} It was incorporated in 1919 out of Upper Yoder Township.

Geography

Southmont is located in southwestern Cambria County at {{coord|40|18|39|N|78|56|2|W|type:city}} (40.310874, -78.934005).{{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}} It is bordered to the east by the city of Johnstown, to the north by the borough of Westmont, and to the southwest by the unincorporated community of Elim in Upper Yoder Township. Southmont is located on heights rising nearly {{convert|600|ft}} above the valley of the Stonycreek River which flows through Johnstown.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of {{convert|2.7|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all land.

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1920= 281

|1930= 1925

|1940= 2146

|1950= 2278

|1960= 2857

|1970= 2653

|1980= 2683

|1990= 2415

|2000= 2262

|2010= 2284

|2020= 2045

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}

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As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 2,262 people, 965 households, and 660 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,151.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,021 housing units at an average density of {{convert|970.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.28% White, 0.22% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 965 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $49,297. Males had a median income of $36,553 versus $25,398 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $25,750. About 4.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

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