Editing Brisbin, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name        = Brisbin, Pennsylvania
|settlement_type      = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
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|subdivision_name     = United States
|subdivision_type1    = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1    = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2    = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2    = [[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield]]
|government_footnotes = 
|government_type      = Borough Council
|leader_title         = Mayor
|leader_name          = 
|established_title    = Settled
|established_date     = 1854
|established_title1   = Incorporated
|established_date1    = 1883
|unit_pref            = [[Imperial units|Imperial]]
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|area_total_km2       = 1.89
|area_land_km2        = 1.85
|area_water_km2       = 0.04
|area_total_sq_mi     = 0.73
|area_land_sq_mi      = 0.71
|area_water_sq_mi     = 0.01
|population_as_of     = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total     = 422
|population_density_km2 = 228.15
|population_density_sq_mi = 591.04
|timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_ft         = 1578
|postal_code_type     = [[Zip code]]
|postal_code          = 16620
|area_code            = [[Area code 814|814]]
|blank_name           = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info           = 42-08744
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'''Brisbin''' is a borough in [[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 422 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Brisbin is located in southeastern Clearfield County and is nearly surrounded by [[Woodward Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Woodward Township]], though [[Decatur Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Decatur Township]] partially borders it on the east. The borough of [[Houtzdale, Pennsylvania|Houtzdale]] is directly to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.89|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|1.85|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 1.98%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4208744| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Brisbin borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 29, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150429144905/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4208744| archive-date=April 29, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref> Gose Run flows through the borough, leading east to Beaver Run, which in turn flows east to [[Moshannon Creek]], a tributary of the [[West Branch Susquehanna River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 1508
|1900= 666
|1910= 459
|1920= 570
|1930= 436
|1940= 501
|1950= 463
|1960= 398
|1970= 364
|1980= 387
|1990= 369
|2000= 413
|2010= 411
|2020= 422
|estyear=2021
|estimate=421
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=Sources:<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|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2" /><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|accessdate=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=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|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 413 people, 166 households, and 124 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|655.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 181 housing units at an average density of {{convert|287.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.79% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.73% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 166 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,250, and the median income for a family was $35,875. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $13,805. About 16.0% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Commons category|Brisbin, Pennsylvania}}

{{Clearfield County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Boroughs in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1883 establishments in Pennsylvania]]