Irvona is a borough in Clearfield County,

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, United States. The population was 549 at the 2020 census.

History

The borough of Irvona was named in honor of

Edward A. Irvin Edward Anderson Irvin (January 13, 1838 – October 13, 1908) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate from 1905 to 1906. Early life Edward Anderson Irvin was born on January 13, 1838, in C ...

, a Union Army lieutenant colonel and member of the Pennsylvania Senate. The town was incorporated on September 2, 1890.

Geography

Irvona is located in southern Clearfield County at (40.773516, -78.552552), along

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, a tributary of the

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passes through the borough, leading south to

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and northeast to Glen Hope. According to the

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, Irvona has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.12%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 680 people, 241 households, and 182 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 258 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 99.41%

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, and 0.59% from two or more races. There were 241 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were

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living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.27. In the borough, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $39,000. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $21,719 for females. The

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for the borough was $11,785. About 12.4% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the

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, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1890 Boroughs in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania