Paint is a borough in Somerset County,

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, United States. The population was 907 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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History

The origin of the name "Paint" is obscure. The

Windber Historic District Windber Historic District is a national Historic district (United States), historic district located at Paint, Pennsylvania, Paint Borough, Scalp Level, Pennsylvania, Scalp Level, and Windber, Pennsylvania, Windber in Cambria County, Pennsylvani ...

was listed on the

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in 1991.

Geography

Paint is located at (40.243423, -78.846092). According to the

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

Surrounding neighborhoods

Paint has three borders, including Scalp Level in Cambria County to the north,

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to the east, and Paint Township from the south to the northwest.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,103 people, 397 households, and 273 families residing in the borough. The

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was 3,152.5 people per square mile (1,216.8/km²). There were 432 housing units at an average density of 1,234.7 per square mile (476.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.37%

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, 0.54%

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, 0.18%

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, and 0.91% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.18% of the population. There were 397 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.83. In the borough the population was spread out, with 17.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 38.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 77.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.9 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $28,571, and the median income for a family was $35,833. Males had a median income of $25,179 versus $18,611 for females. The

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for the borough was $14,351. About 7.0% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the

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, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Boroughs in Somerset County, Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1900