Port Carbon is a

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, United States, located two miles (3 km) northeast of Pottsville. It is in a

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area. In the past,

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had been a feature of the borough. In 1900, 2,168 people lived here and, in 1910, 2,678. The population was 1,815 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Port Carbon is located at (40.697210, -76.166734). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

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estimates, there were people and households. The

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was . There were housing units at an average density of .To calculate density we use the land area figure from the places file in The racial makeup of the city was 92.7% White, 2.7% Black or African American, 2.2% some other race, and 0.5% Asian, with 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 2.3% of the population. Of the households, 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% had seniors 65 years or older living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 8.6% were couples cohabitating, 21.4% had a male householder with no partner present, and 21.1% had a female householder with no partner present. The median household size was and the median family size was . The age distribution was 18.3% under 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was years. For every 100 females, there were males. The median income for a household was $, with family households having a median income of $ and non-family households $. The

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was $. Out of the people with a determined poverty status, 7.6% were below the

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. Further, 0.9% of minors and 8.7% of seniors were below the poverty line. In the survey, residents self-identified with various ethnic ancestries. People of

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descent made up 19.6% of the population of the town, followed by Irish at 18.4%,

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at 11.6%,

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at 9.6%,

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at 5.4%, Slovak at 4.9%, Ukrainian at 3.4%,

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at 3.3%,

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at 2.9%,

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at 1.9%,

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at 1.7%,

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at 1.1%,

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at 0.9%,

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n at 0.7%, and

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at 0.6%.

History

Port Carbon was founded by Abraham Pott, a son of John Pott who founded Pottsville in 1806. Port Carbon was the site of the first

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on the

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, on its route for transport of coal mined in the region to

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. Robert Allison, a local

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, purchased the first commercially manufactured automobile, a Winton.

Notable person

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, former actress

Gallery

File:Port Carbon Borough Hall, Schuylkill Co PA 02.JPG, Port Carbon Borough Hall File:Pike St, Port Carbon PA 03.JPG, Pike Street File:Port Carbon Public Library, Schuylkill Co PA 01.JPG, Public library File:Port Carbon Senior Citizens Center, Schuylkill Co PA.JPG, Port Carbon Senior Citizens Center File:St Stephen Catholic Church, Port Carbon PA.JPG, St. Stephen's Catholic Church

References

{{authority control Populated places on the Schuylkill River Populated places established in 1826 Municipalities of the Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania Boroughs in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 1826 establishments in Pennsylvania