Dunbar is a

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Fayette County, Pennsylvania Fayette County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, adjacent to Maryland and West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 128,804. Its county seat is Uniontown. The county wa ...

, United States. The population was 1,013 at the time of the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 1,042 tabulated in 2010.

History

Dunbar is named for Col. Thomas Dunbar, who commanded an English force at nearby Jumonville and retreated to

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after

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was defeated by the French and Indians. Dunbar was originally laid out in 1857, and was incorporated into a borough on June 26, 1883.

Geography

Dunbar is located in north-central Fayette County at , in the valley of Dunbar Creek, a tributary of the

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. It is south of Connellsville via Woodvale Street and U.S. Route 119. Uniontown, the

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, is to the southwest. According to the

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, Dunbar has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 1,219 people, 513 households, and 343 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 576 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 99.26% White, 0.41% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.08% Asian, and 0.16% from two or more races. There were 513 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.93. In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $25,718, and the median income for a family was $30,197. Males had a median income of $27,411 versus $18,507 for females. The

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for the borough was $14,176. About 5.9% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the

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, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 16.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1857 Pittsburgh metropolitan area Boroughs in Fayette County, Pennsylvania 1857 establishments in Pennsylvania