Shade Gap, Pennsylvania

Shade Gap, Pennsylvania
Borough
Shade Gap Presbyterian Church

Location of Shade Gap in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Shade Gap
Location of Shade Gap in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Shade Gap
Shade Gap (the US)
Coordinates: 40°10′48″N 77°51′56″W / 40.18000°N 77.86556°W / 40.18000; -77.86556Coordinates: 40°10′48″N 77°51′56″W / 40.18000°N 77.86556°W / 40.18000; -77.86556
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Huntingdon
Government
 • Type Borough Council
Area[1]
 • Total 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
 • Land 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 105
 • Estimate (2016)[2] 104
 • Density 3,250.00/sq mi (1,270.66/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 17255
Area code(s) 814
FIPS code 42-69456
Local phone exchanges: 259

Shade Gap is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 105 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

Shade Gap is located in southeastern Huntingdon County at 40°10′48″N 77°51′56″W / 40.18000°N 77.86556°W / 40.18000; -77.86556 (40.180107, -77.865434).[4] It sits at the eastern base of Shade Mountain just south of that mountain's water gap where Shade Creek passes through.

U.S. Route 522 passes just east of the borough, leading north 16 miles (26 km) to Mount Union and south 12 miles (19 km) to Interstate 76 near Fort Littleton. Pennsylvania Route 35 runs northeast along the base of Shade Mountain 37 miles (60 km) to Mifflin, and Pennsylvania Route 641 leads southeast over Tuscarora Mountain 9 miles (14 km) to Spring Run.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough of Shade Gap has a total area of 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), all of it land.[3]

Shade Gap Elementary School

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1880170—
189020922.9%
1900138−34.0%
19101433.6%
1920136−4.9%
1930130−4.4%
194015620.0%
19501570.6%
1960140−10.8%
197018632.9%
1980141−24.2%
1990113−19.9%
200097−14.2%
20101058.2%
Est. 2016104[2]−1.0%
Sources:[5][6][7]

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 97 people, 38 households, and 25 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,103.7 people per square mile (749.0/km²). There were 43 housing units at an average density of 932.6 per square mile (332.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.94% White and 2.06% African American.

There were 38 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $18,125, and the median income for a family was $23,438. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $9,557. There were 13.0% of families and 19.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 20.0% of under eighteens and 10.7% of those over 64.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Shade Gap borough, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  6. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  7. ↑ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
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