Editing Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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| area_total_km2           = 1.37
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| population_total         = 268
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'''Cherry Tree''' is a borough in [[Indiana County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 276 at the [[United States Census 2020|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=7 July 2022}}</ref>

==History==
Cherry Tree was originally known as "Canoe Place" because its location marked the spot where the West Branch of the Susquehanna River was no longer navigable and canoes would have to [[portage]]. The latter settlement was known as "Newman's Mills" and later "Grant Post Office". The current name was officially adopted in 1907 but had been in use informally by local residents for many years before that time.

Cherry Tree was named for a large cherry tree that stood at the confluence of Cush Cushion Creek and the West Branch of the Susquehanna River.<ref>{{cite book|last=Stewart|first=J.T.|title=Indiana County Pennsylvania|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LuYTAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA550|publisher=JH Beers & Company|date=1913|isbn=978-5-87956-996-4|page=550}}</ref> The tree marked the eastern boundary of the territory acquired by the Penn family from the Six Nations of the [[Iroquois]] at the [[Treaty of Fort Stanwix]] on November 5, 1768. The boundary, called the "[[purchase line]]", extended from the cherry tree westward to the current site of [[Kittanning, Pennsylvania|Kittanning]] on the [[Allegheny River]].

Cherry Tree was a center of the [[lumber]] industry in the later 19th century.

==Geography==
Cherry Tree is situated mostly in a valley near the headwaters of [[West Branch Susquehanna River|West Branch of the Susquehanna River]] where the river is fed by Cush Cushion Creek.

The borough is located at {{coord|40|43|35|N|78|48|27|W|type:city}} (40.726420, -78.807558)<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 eastern corner of Indiana County where it intersects with Clearfield and Cambria Counties.

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
|1860= 262
|1870= 360
|1880= 380
|1890= 324
|1900= 312
|1910= 439
|1920= 555
|1930= 519
|1940= 529
|1950= 517
|1960= 469
|1970= 485
|1980= 520
|1990= 431
|2000= 443
|2010= 364
|2020= 276
|estyear=2021
|estimate=275
|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 443 people, 142 households, and 111 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|833.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 157 housing units at an average density of {{convert|295.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.68% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 142 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $26,607, and the median income for a family was $31,625. Males had a median income of $23,667 versus $17,344 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $11,742. About 17.8% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 24.3% of those age 65 or over.

== Government ==
[[File:Cherry Tree, PA borough hall, Aug. 2024.jpg|thumb|Cherry Tree Borough Hall]]
The borough is governed by a seven-member council and a mayor. The police department consists of three part-time officers and a police chief. The council's annual budget is approximately $85,000. Fire protection is provided by the Cherry Tree Volunteer Fire Co. The borough maintains a playground, softball fields, the Purchase Line Monument, and Canoe Place Park, which is a canoe access point along the river. Cherry Tree is served by the Harmony Area School District.

==References==
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{{Indiana County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Pittsburgh Metro Area}}

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[[Category:Portages in the United States]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1800]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Indiana County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1800 establishments in Pennsylvania]]