Editing Carmichaels, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Carmichaels, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
| image_skyline = Carmichaels Bridge.jpg
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| image_caption = [[Carmichaels Covered Bridge]] (1889)<br />[[National Register of Historic Places]]
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| map_caption = Location of Carmichaels in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Greene County, Pennsylvania|Greene]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1768
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| leader_party = Democrat/Republican
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Melodie Berardi
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| area_total_km2 = 0.44
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.17
| area_land_km2 = 0.43
| area_land_sq_mi = 0.17
| area_water_km2 = 0.01
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| elevation_ft = 1004
| population_total = 432
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023">{{cite web |author=US Census Bureau |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |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=December 31, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = 1011.47
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| timezone1 = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset1 = -4:00
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| utc_offset1_DST = -5:00
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| area_code = [[Area code 724|724]]
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| pushpin_label = Carmichaels
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| population_density_sq_mi = 2618.18
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| governing_body = Carmichaels Borough Council
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'''Carmichaels''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Greene County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 432 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/> a decline from the figure of 483 tabulated in [[2010 United States census|2010]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4211328| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Carmichaels borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=January 27, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Carmichaels Covered Bridge]] and [[Greene Academy]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

Carmichaels, Pennsylvania is quite famous in its area for the Coal Queen Pageant, an annual beauty pageant where girls from all over Greene County compete to be crowned [[Queens of Industry|Coal Queen]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Education==
Carmichaels is home to the school district of Carmichaels Area. There is an Elementary Center and a Jr/Sr High School on the same grounds, home of the Mighty Mikes.

==Geography==
Carmichaels is located in eastern Greene County at {{coord|39|53|52|N|79|58|30|W|type:city}} (39.897755, -79.975022).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is surrounded by [[Cumberland Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland Township]] but is a separate municipality.

[[Pennsylvania Route 88]] passes through the borough, leading north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Fredericktown, Pennsylvania|Fredericktown]] and south {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Point Marion, Pennsylvania|Point Marion]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Carmichaels has a total area of {{convert|0.44|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 2.86%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> Muddy Creek, a tributary of the [[Monongahela River]], flows to the northeast through the northern corner of the borough, where it passes under the Carmichaels Covered Bridge on Old Town Road.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 440
|1870= 491
|1880= 489
|1890= 445
|1900= 456
|1910= 478
|1920= 581
|1930= 708
|1940= 847
|1950= 895
|1960= 788
|1970= 608
|1980= 630
|1990= 532
|2000= 556
|2010= 483
|2020= 432
|estyear=2023
|estimate=409
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
|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 556 people, 232 households, and 141 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|3,021.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 255 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,385.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.20% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|White]], and 1.80% from two or more races. [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Hispanic]] or [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Latino]] of any race were 0.18% of the population.

There were 232 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,462, and the median income for a family was $36,719. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $20,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $14,979. About 8.3% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty threshold]], including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Electric generating station==
Carmichaels is home to the Hill Top Energy Center. A newly constructed natural [[gas-fired power plant]] with a generating capacity of 625 megawatts, it is scheduled to begin operations in the summer of 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Walton |first1=Rod |title=Kiewit close to completing 625-MW Hill Top CCGT plant in PA |url=https://www.power-eng.com/gas/kiewit-close-to-completing-625-mw-hill-top-ccgt-plant-in-pa/#gref |website=Power Engineering |access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Napsha |first1=Joe |title=Natural gas-fueled power plants on rise |url=https://archive.triblive.com/local/westmoreland/natural-gas-fueled-power-plants-on-rise/ |website=Trib Total Media |access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Todd Tamanend Clark]], poet and composer, lived in Carmichaels from 1963 to 1965
*[[Albert B. Cummins]], the Progressive Era's [[Iowa]] governor and U.S. senator, born in Carmichaels in 1850
*[[Richard Trumka]], president of [[AFL–CIO]] since 2009 and previous president of [[United Mine Workers]], born and raised in nearby [[Nemacolin, Pennsylvania|Nemacolin]] and attended school in Carmichaels
*[[Pete Putila]], General Manager of the San Francisco Giants, born in Carmichaels 1989

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.carmarea.org/ Carmichaels Area School District]

{{Greene County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1768]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Greene County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1768 establishments in Pennsylvania]]