Avonmore, Pennsylvania

Avonmore, Pennsylvania
Borough
Avonmore, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area
• Total	1.6 sq mi (4 km2)
• Land	1.5 sq mi (4 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	1,007 ft (307 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	820
• Density	547.9/sq mi (211.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code	15618
Area code(s)	724 Exchange: 697

Avonmore is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 820 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Avonmore is located at (40.527750, -79.466186).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), of which 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) (6.83%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	630		—
1910	1,262		100.3%
1920	1,242		−1.6%
1930	1,240		−0.2%
1940	1,354		9.2%
1950	1,367		1.0%
1960	1,351		−1.2%
1970	1,267		−6.2%
1980	1,234		−2.6%
1990	1,089		−11.8%
2000	820		−24.7%
2010	1,011		23.3%
Est. 2014	988		−2.3%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 820 people residing in the borough. However, that population has declined considerably in the last 13 years. The population density was 547.9 people per square mile (211.1/km²). There were 376 housing units at an average density of 251.2 per square mile (96.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.17% White, 1.22% African American, 0.37% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 344 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 83.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.6 males.

About 7.7% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over

Notable people

• Jill Corey, singer
• Alexis Knapp, actress and singer