Elco is a

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, United States. The population was 263 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Elco is located at (40.079185, -79.874754). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (21.88%) is water.

Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods

Elco has four land borders, including Long Branch to the north and northwest, Allenport to the northeast, Roscoe to the east, and

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to the west. Across the Monongahela River to the south, Elco runs adjacent with the Fayette County neighborhoods of Newell and Jefferson Township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 362 people, 142 households, and 96 families living in the borough. The population density was . There were 146 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 98.07%

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, 1.10% Asian, 0.83% from other races. There were 142 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.96. In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $27,813, and the median income for a family was $33,214. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $17,750 for females. The

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for the borough was $13,951. About 15.1% of families and 21.9% of the population were below the

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, including 41.0% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over.

Governing Body

Elco Borough government is made up of a council of seven members. As of August 24, 2022, the council was as follows: Larry J. Pollock, Sr. - Council President James J. Cullen, III - Council Vice President Allan Waraksa - 2nd Vice President Susan Cullen - Council Member Barb Gismondi - Council Member Justin Vadella - Council Member Tom Woods - Council Member

References

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