Cooperstown is a borough in Venango County,

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, United States. The population was 460 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Cooperstown is located at (41.499640, -79.873823). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 460 people, 187 households, and 146 families residing in the borough. The

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was 786.0 people per square mile (301.0/km²). There were 198 housing units at an average density of 338.3 per square mile (129.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.78%

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and 0.22%

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of any race were 1.30% of the population. There were 187 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were

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living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.77. In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $37,143, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $20,455 for females. The

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for the borough was $16,314. About 8.8% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the

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, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Cooperstown is home to

Evangelical Wesleyan Bible College Evangelical Wesleyan Bible Institute (EWBI), also informally known as the Evangelical Wesleyan Bible College, is a private four-year Methodist Bible college in Cooperstown, Pennsylvania. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Wesleyan Church (EWC) ...

(EWBC), a four-year academic institution affiliated with the

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References

{{authority control Boroughs in Venango County, Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1797 1858 establishments in Pennsylvania