Editing Armagh, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
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'''Armagh''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Indiana County, Pennsylvania|Indiana County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. The population was 103 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

==History==
Armagh is the oldest community in Indiana County, having been founded in 1792 by eight families led by James and Margaret Jane Graham from [[Northern Ireland]]. The community was named after the Irish city and county of [[Armagh]], which was the hometown of some of the settlers. Its first school began in 1799, using a log cabin, and in 1805, it established the county's first post office.<ref>{{cite book | last = Busovicki | first = John F. | title = Indiana County | publisher = Arcadia Publishing | year = 2003 | location = Charleston, South Carolina | page = 72 | isbn = 0-7385-1181-1 }}</ref>

Many of the original settlers were Presbyterian. The Wheatfield Presbyterian Church, later known simply as the Armagh Presbyterian Church, was started in 1786. The Rev. George Hill, its first minister, was installed in 1792, and was shared with churches in Fairfield and Donegal. In 1820, the congregation built a log church and in 1835–1836 replaced it with a white frame church. Another Presbyterian church was built in 1905 in [[Seward, Pennsylvania|Seward]], approximately three miles south. The two congregations merged in 1963. The Armagh church building was destroyed in 2004 after being hit by a truck.<ref>{{cite news|last1=DelFavero|first1=Gina|title=Armagh-Seward Presbyterian Church observes 50th anniversary of merger|url=http://triblive.com/news/indiana/4276852-74/church-armagh-seward|access-date=June 15, 2015|newspaper=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>

The community became a borough on April 10, 1824, having previously been part of [[East Wheatfield Township, Pennsylvania|East Wheatfield Township]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/Bah/dam/counties/pdfs/indiana.pdf |title=Indiana County (Dates of incorporation of municipalities) |access-date=2008-05-20 |format=PDF |publisher=Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission }}</ref> The borough was the birthplace of pioneer American labor leader [[William H. Sylvis]] in 1828.<ref>Donald G. Sofchalk, "William H. Sylvis", in Gary M. Fink (ed.), ''Biographical Dictionary of American Labor.'' Second edition. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1984; p. 541.</ref> Armagh was described in the 1940 [[American Guide Series|Pennsylvania Guide]] as being "settled in 1792 by Irish immigrants, who found the hillside bare except for a few scrubby oaks; hence the name. In stagecoach days Armagh had almost as many taverns as it has houses today."<ref>{{Cite book|title=Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State|last=Federal Writers' Project|date=1940|publisher=Oxford University Press|edition=1st|pages=393–394|location=New York}}</ref>

==Geography==
Armagh is located at {{coord|40|27|13|N|79|1|50|W}} (40.453549, −79.030500).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.1|sqmi|1}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1850= 152
|1860= 190
|1870= 177
|1880= 123
|1890= 162
|1900= 131
|1910= 82
|1920= 110
|1930= 123
|1940= 163
|1950= 176
|1960= 192
|1970= 165
|1980= 133
|1990= 104
|2000= 131
|2010= 122
|2020= 103
|estyear=2021
|estimate=103
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-03-04|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 131 people, 54 households, and 40 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,301.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 59 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,036.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 100.00% White.

There were 54 households, out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no male present, and 24.1% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.3% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $31,806, and the median income for a family was $34,167. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $24,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $18,309. There were 7.1% of families and 10.9% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 20.0% of under eighteens and 6.9% of those over 64.
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1792]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Indiana County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1824 establishments in Pennsylvania]]