Wallaceton is a borough in

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, United States. The population was 297 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Wallaceton is located in eastern Clearfield County at (40.960106, -78.288861).

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passes through the southwestern corner of the borough and leads northwest to Clearfield, the

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, and southeast to Philipsburg. According to the

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, Wallaceton has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 350 people, 131 households, and 96 families residing in the borough. The

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was 500.1 people per square mile (193.1/km²). There were 134 housing units at an average density of 191.5 per square mile (73.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.86%

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, 0.29%

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, 0.29% Native American, and 0.57% from two or more races. There were 131 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were

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living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.14. In the borough the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $28,000, and the median income for a family was $38,083. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $16,875 for females. The

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for the borough was $11,571. About 8.4% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the

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, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 23.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1813 Boroughs in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania 1873 establishments in Pennsylvania