Editing Coaldale, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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| official_name            = Borough of Coaldale
| other_name               = Six Mile Run
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| settlement_type          = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford]]
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| government_type          = Borough Council
| leader_title             = Mayor
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| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = 1855
| established_title1       = [[Municipal incorporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date1        = 1865
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='42'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 0.09
| area_land_km2            = 0.09
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| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.03
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.03
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 126
| population_density_km2   = 1442.08
| population_density_sq_mi = 3705.88
| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = EDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| coordinates              = {{coord|40|10|04|N|78|12|58|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| elevation_m              = 
| elevation_ft             = 1939
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 16679
| area_code                = [[Area code 814|814]]
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| blank_info               = 42-14584
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| map_caption              = Location of Coaldale in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
| name                     = Coledale, Pennsylvania
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'''Coaldale''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]], [[Pennsylvania]],  United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] the borough population was 126.<ref>https://data.census.gov/table?q=Coaldale+borough+(Bedford+County),+Pennsylvania {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref><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=July 25, 2022}}</ref> The [[post office]] serving Coaldale is called '''Six Mile Run'''.

==Geography==
Coaldale is located in northeastern Bedford County at {{coord|40|10|4|N|78|12|58|W|type:city}} (40.167641, -78.216200).<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 [[Broad Top Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Broad Top Township]] and sits in the valley of Six Mile Run, a tributary of the [[Raystown Branch Juniata River|Raystown Branch]] of the [[Juniata River]]. It is {{convert|8|mi|0}} south of the head of [[Raystown Lake]] and {{convert|26|mi}} northeast of [[Bedford, Pennsylvania|Bedford]], the county seat.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.09|km2|disp=flip|2}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200914584| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212162111/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200914584| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Coaldale borough, Bedford County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=March 3, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 262
|1880= 258
|1890= 272
|1900= 348
|1910= 311
|1920= 300
|1930= 250
|1940= 273
|1950= 231
|1960= 187
|1970= 174
|1980= 233
|1990= 143
|2000= 146
|2010= 161
|2020= 126
|estyear=2021
|estimate=127
|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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129071127/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=29 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</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 146 people, 57 households, and 42 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,960.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 70 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,419.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.68% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.74% of the population.

There were 57 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 108.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $25,167, and the median income for a family was $25,521. Males had a median income of $26,500 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $10,072. There were 20.5% of families and 20.6% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 8.6% of under eighteens and 18.2% of those over 64.

==References==
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{{Bedford County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1855]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Bedford County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1855 establishments in Pennsylvania]]