Shippenville is a
borough in
Clarion County,
Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 446 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Shippenville is located in northwestern Clarion County at (41.250919, -79.462534).
passes through the borough, leading southeast to
Clarion, the
county seat, and northwest to
Franklin.
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one o ...
is to the south via US 322 and
Pennsylvania Route 66.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, Shippenville has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 505 people, 209 households, and 138 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 226 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 99.01%
White, 0.59%
Asian and 0.40%
Pacific Islander.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.
There were 209 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $31,667, and the median income for a family was $34,773. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $20,125 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $16,216. About 11.8% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
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Populated places established in 1826
Boroughs in Clarion County, Pennsylvania
1826 establishments in Pennsylvania