Davidsville is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...

(CDP) in Somerset County,

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, United States. The population was 1,119 at the 2000 census. It is part of the

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,411 as of the 2020 census. Located east of Pittsburgh, Johnstown is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, whi ...

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. Davidsville is part of the municipality of

Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Conemaugh Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,753 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Conemaugh Township includes the towns of Je ...

, as are the nearby towns of

Jerome Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian priest, confessor, theologian, and historian; he is co ...

, Thomas Mills, Tire Hill, Seanor, Hyasota, and part of Holsopple. Davidsville is Area code: 814 Exchange: 479; ZIP Code: 15928.

History

David Stutzman laid out Davidsville in 1831, with Thomas Gaghegan serving as surveyor. Joseph Schell & Peter Levy built the first house in 1831, Tobias Mishler & Samuel Livingstone built a blacksmith shop in 1832, and a schoolhouse was built around 1835. A Lutheran church was built in 1852.

Geography

Davidsville is located at . According to the

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

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 1,119 people, 441 households, and 355 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 458 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the CDP was 98.93% White, 0.09% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.09% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71%. Of the 441 households 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 17.2% of households were one person and 9.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.85. The age distribution was 22.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males. The median household income was $35,577 and the median family income was $41,333. Males had a median income of $31,923 versus $21,912 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,512. About 2.0% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the

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, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Conemaugh Township Area School District.

Conemaugh Township Area High School, 300 West Campus Avenue, Davidsville.

Conemaugh Township government.

St. Anne Roman Catholic Church, 205 Woodstown Road, Davidsville.

St. David Evangelical Lutheran Church, 401 North Main Street, Davidsville.
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