Westover is a borough in

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, United States. The population was 359 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Westover is located in southern Clearfield County at (40.751017, -78.672239), in the valley of

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, a north-flowing tributary of the

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. The borough's southern border is the northern boundary of

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passes through the borough, leading north to Newburg and south to

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. According to the

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, Westover has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.95%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 458 people, 169 households, and 123 families residing in the borough. The

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was 166.7 people per square mile (64.3/km²). There were 182 housing units at an average density of 66.3 per square mile (25.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.91%

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, 0.44%

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, and 0.66% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.31% of the population. There were 169 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were

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living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.21. In the borough the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 female there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $21,691, and the median income for a family was $26,786. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $17,750 for females. The

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for the borough was $10,866. About 15.5% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the

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, including 22.6% of those under ages 18 and 10.0% of those ages 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1840 Boroughs in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania 1895 establishments in Pennsylvania