Editing Cassandra, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Cassandra''' is a borough in [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 147 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4211616| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cassandra borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=March 11, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150311130227/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4211616| archive-date=March 11, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is part of the [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Cassandra is located in eastern Cambria County at {{coord|40|24|32|N|78|38|28|W|type:city}} (40.408989, -78.641040),<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> in the valley of the [[Little Conemaugh River]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 53]] passes just south of the borough limits, leading northeast {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Cresson, Pennsylvania|Cresson]] and southwest {{convert|3|mi|0}} to [[Portage, Pennsylvania|Portage]]. [[Ebensburg, Pennsylvania|Ebensburg]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|11|mi}} to the northwest, [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]] is {{convert|23|mi}} to the northeast, and [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]] is {{convert|23|mi}} to the southwest.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Cassandra has a total area of {{convert|0.2|km2|disp=flip|2}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1910= 306
|1920= 467
|1930= 419
|1940= 514
|1950= 381
|1960= 270
|1970= 250
|1980= 238
|1990= 192
|2000= 136
|2010= 147
|2020= 162
|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">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=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|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="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" /> of 2000, there were 136 people, 54 households, and 36 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,812.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 57 housing units at an average density of {{convert|759.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 54 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $19,063 versus $20,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $14,004. There were no families and 8.2% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 11.4% of those over 64.
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==Central Mainline Sewer Authority==
Sewage Treatment in Cassandra Boro is provided by the Central Mainline Sewer Authority. A dedication ceremony was held on August 21, 2006, by local congressman [[John Murtha]]. The total cost of the system was $10 million and took 14 years. Central-Mainline Serves over 2,000 customers and is named after the "Mainline" of the former [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] that proceed through the five municipalities. The railway is now part of the [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]] system.

==Transportation==
[[Norfolk Southern]] operates on the former [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] mainline between [[Pittsburgh]] and [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]. There is a bridge called the Cassandra Overlook Bridge where train watchers can watch trains in a convenient location. This bridge is a single-lane old iron pedestrian bridge that once paralleled the bridge that carried State Route 53 traffic across the railroad.  The route was bypassed with the current alignment of Route 53 in 1936. Railfans are most welcome at this location.  There is a small motel, the Cassandra Railroad Overlook Motel, in town that welcomes visitors and railfans.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cassandrarailroadoverlook.com/ |title=Cassandra Railroad Overlook & Motel |access-date=2015-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116055215/http://www.cassandrarailroadoverlook.com/ |archive-date=2015-01-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

There are no traffic lights in the Borough of Cassandra.  Only two streets run through the borough—Main Street, which is a dead-end at both ends, and Portage Street, which runs from State Route 53 to Main Street.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100109212832/http://washington-cmsa.com/washington/site/default.asp Washington Township/Central Mainline Sewer Authority]

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1908]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Cambria County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1908 establishments in Pennsylvania]]