Youngsville, Pennsylvania

Youngsville is located at 41°51′12″N 79°19′7″W (41.853460, -79.318614).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), all of it land.

At the 2000 census there were 1,834 people, 767 households, and 533 families living in the borough. The population density was 1,380.3 people per square mile (532.4/km²). There were 821 housing units at an average density of 617.9 per square mile (238.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.13% White, 0.38% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60%.[5]

Of the 767 households 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 27.0% of households were one person and 13.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.89.

The age distribution was 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median household income was $32,104 and the median family income was $40,185. Males had a median income of $32,778 versus $20,380 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,278. About 10.2% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

• Guy Hecker, major league baseball pitcher, threw a no-hitter[7]
• LouAnne Johnson, writer, teacher and former United States Marine
• Walter Sheffer, photographer and teacher
• Michael Shine, former United States Olympic athlete