Mechanicsville is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Part of the Pottsville Area School District, it lies between Pottsville and Port Carbon. Pottsville Street is the community's main street.
Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
Borough | |
 Pottsville Street in Mechanicsville | |
 Location of Mechanicsville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. | |
  Mechanicsville Location in Pennsylvania  Mechanicsville Mechanicsville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′30″N 76°10′54″W / 40.69167°N 76.18167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Incorporated | 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.33 sq mi (0.84 km2) |
| • Land | 0.33 sq mi (0.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 461 |
| • Density | 1,414.11/sq mi (546.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-48448 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1215555 |
The population was 463 at the time of the 2020 census.[3]
Geography
editMechanicsville is located at 40°41′30″N 76°10′54″W / 40.69167°N 76.18167°W (40.691596, -76.181576).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.9 km2), all land.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 560 | — | |
| 1930 | 706 | 26.1% | |
| 1940 | 748 | 5.9% | |
| 1950 | 540 | −27.8% | |
| 1960 | 588 | 8.9% | |
| 1970 | 663 | 12.8% | |
| 1980 | 519 | −21.7% | |
| 1990 | 540 | 4.0% | |
| 2000 | 515 | −4.6% | |
| 2010 | 457 | −11.3% | |
| 2020 | 463 | 1.3% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 464 | [3] | 0.2% |
| Sources:[5][6][7][2] | |||
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 515 people, 209 households and 149 families residing in the borough.
The population density was 1,559.8 inhabitants per square mile (602.2/km2). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 696.6 per square mile (269.0/km2).
The racial makeup of the borough was 98.25% White, 0.19% African American, 0.19% Asian, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.
There were 209 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 57.4% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of eighteen, 6.0% from eighteen to twenty-four, 25.6% from twenty-five to forty-four, 25.4% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 20.4% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-two years.
For every one hundred females there were 87.3 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen and over, there were 90.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $34,583, and the median income for a family was $40,556. Males had a median income of $33,750 compared with that of $21,354 for females.
The per capita income for the borough was $16,511.
Roughly 8.0% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.7% of those under age eighteen and 16.7% of those aged sixty-five or over.
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "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 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
