Editing Bethany, Pennsylvania

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'''Bethany''' is a [[Local government in Pennsylvania#Borough|borough]] in [[Wayne County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The borough's population was 241 at the time of the 2020 [[United States Census]].<ref name="Explore Census Data">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Bethany_borough,_Wayne_County,_Pennsylvania?g=060XX00US4212705976 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
The borough was named after [[Bethany (biblical village)|Bethany]], a place mentioned in the Bible.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nWhfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=62ENAAAAIBAJ&pg=2806%2C6574178 | title=Why name your town Ninevah? | work=Observer-Reporter | date=September 22, 1995 | access-date=28 April 2015 | author=Herschell, Don | pages=B5}}</ref>

The [[Wilmot House]] and [[Wilmot Mansion]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Bethany is located at {{Coord|41|36|52|N|75|17|19|W|type:city}} (41.614321, -75.288537).<ref name="GR1">{{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|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1830= 327
|1840= 299
|1850= 295
|1860= 225
|1870= 202
|1880= 181
|1890= 134
|1900= 130
|1910= 130
|1920= 106
|1930= 146
|1940= 148
|1950= 148
|1960= 181
|1970= 267
|1980= 282
|1990= 238
|2000= 292
|2010= 246
|2020= 241
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mitchell|first1=Samuel Augustus|title=Accurate Synopsis of the Population of the Union, According to the Census of 1840. Alphabetically Arranged|date=1843|publisher=S. A. Mitchell|page=2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2znVAAAAMAAJ&dq=1840+census+bethany+wayne&pg=RA1-PA2}}</ref><ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{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=11 December 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=11 June 2013}}</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|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the census of 2020, there were 241 people, 122 housing units, and 112 families residing in the borough. The racial makeup of the borough was 95% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], <.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.6% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], and no [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] or [[Alaska Natives|Alaska Native]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were also 1.6% of the population.<ref name="Explore Census Data"/>

There were 120 households, out of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.3% had a female household with no husband present, 14.2% had a male household with no spouse present, and 26.1% were non-families. The average family size was 2.52.<ref name="Explore Census Data"/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.3% under the age of 18, 48% from 18 to 64, and 32.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years.<ref name="Explore Census Data"/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $95,167 and the median income for a family was $96,917. Only 1.6% of the population was below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], all being 18–64 years of age.<ref name="Explore Census Data"/>

==Education==
The school district is the [[Wayne Highlands School District]]<!--UNI 24970-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42127_wayne/DC20SD_C42127.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wayne County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-31}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42127_wayne/DC20SD_C42127_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[John Azor Kellogg]], military leader and Wisconsin politician
*[[David Wilmot (politician)|David Wilmot]], politician
*[[George Washington Woodward]], failed nominee to the Supreme Court, member of the [[US House of Representatives]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Wayne County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Boroughs in Wayne County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1800]]
[[Category:1800 establishments in Pennsylvania]]