Editing Ellwood City, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough of Pennsylvania, US}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type    = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
| motto              = "Changing Lives, Living Change"<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.ecboro.com/|title=The Borough of Ellwood City|publisher= The Borough of Ellwood City |access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref>

<!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Ewing park gazebo.jpg
| image_caption      = Ewing Park in Ellwood City
| image_flag         = Flag of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.png
| image_seal         = Seal of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.png
<!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = Beaver County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Ellwood City Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Ellwood City in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
| pushpin_map        = Pennsylvania#USA
| pushpin_label      = Ellwood City
| pushpin_relief     = yes

<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|Counties]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Lawrence]], [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Beaver]]

<!-- Government -->
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Manny Quinn 
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1892

<!-- Area -->
| 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     = 6.11
| area_land_km2      = 6.02
| area_water_km2     = 0.09
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.36
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.32
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.03

<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total   = 7642
| population_density_km2 = 1269.58
| population_density_sq_mi = 3288.30
| population_blank1_title = [[Demonym]]s
| population_blank1  = Ellwoodian

<!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
| elevation_m        = 269
| elevation_ft       = 883
| coordinates        = {{coord|40|51|40|N|80|17|5|W|region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 16117
| area_code          = [[Area code 724|724]], [[Area code 878|878]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 42-23304<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1211951<ref name="GR3" />
| website            = {{URL|www.ecboro.com}}
| named_for          = [[Isaac L. Ellwood]]
}}

'''Ellwood City''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] primarily in [[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania]], United States. With a small district extending into [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Beaver County]], it lies along the [[Connoquenessing Creek]] just east of its confluence with the [[Beaver River (Pennsylvania)|Beaver River]]. The population was 7,642 at the [[2020 United States Census|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=18 July 2022}}</ref> Ellwood City lies {{convert|30|mi}} northwest of [[Pittsburgh]] and {{convert|8|mi|0}} southeast of [[New Castle, Pennsylvania|New Castle]] within the [[Greater Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh metropolitan area]].

==History==
In the past, Ellwood City sustained many heavy industries such as steel tube mills, steel car works, building stone and limestone quarries, foundries and machine shops, and coal mining. Ellwood City is named after businessman [[Isaac L. Ellwood]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ellwood City |url=https://www.bcpahistory.org/beavercounty/BeaverCountyCommunities/EllwoodCity/EllwoodCityStory.html |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=www.bcpahistory.org}}</ref>

==Geography==

[[File:Pittsburgh-Boston July 08 - 13.JPG|thumb|Ellwood city from the air]]

Ellwood City is located at {{coord|40.860983|-80.284849|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}} (40.860983, -80.284849).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|2.4|mi2}}, of which {{convert|2.3|mi2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|mi2}}, or 2.09%, is water.

The (roughly) 0.3 mile-diameter Pittsburgh Circle within the city was once a bicycle-racing track, as the city historically manufactured steel for bicycles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ellwood City |url=https://www.visitpa.com/region/pittsburgh-its-countryside/ellwood-city |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=VisitPA |language=en}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 2243
|1910= 3902
|1920= 8958
|1930= 12323
|1940= 12329
|1950= 12945
|1960= 12413
|1970= 10857
|1980= 9998
|1990= 8894
|2000= 8688
|2010= 7921
|2020= 7642
|estyear=2021
|estimate=7564
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Pennsylvania|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/17216604v1p40ch02.pdf|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-40.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="CensusPopEst">{{cite web|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602094321/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|archive-date=2 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 8,688 people, 3,716 households, and 2,393 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|3,716.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,006 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,713.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.81% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.60% of the population. In 2022, Jan Williams would become the first woman of Asian descent to be sworn into council.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vercilla |first=Nicholas |title=Four members of council sworn into office in Ellwood City |url=https://www.ellwoodcityledger.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/04/new-council-members-sworn-ellwood-city/9088423002/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Ellwood City Ledger |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jantsch |first=Kaisha |title=The revitalization race: Council candidates look to spruce up Ellwood City |url=https://www.ellwoodcityledger.com/story/news/local/2021/05/13/borough-council-candidates-aim-revitalize-ellwood-city/4853186001/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Ellwood City Ledger |language=en-US}}</ref>

There were 3,716 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. Of all households, 32.3% were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $28,926, and the median income for a family was $40,758. Males had a median income of $31,703 versus $21,285 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $15,784. About 8.6% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

The population at the 2010 census was 7,921, a change of -8.8% since 2000. There were 3,721 males (47.0%) and 4,200 females (53.0%). The median age was 42.0 years, compared to 40.1 for the state of Pennsylvania.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Ellwood City borough, Pennsylvania |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 27, 2012 }}</ref>

The estimated median household income in 2007 was $35,555 (it was $28,926 in 2000), while in Pennsylvania it was $48,576. Estimated per capita income in 2007 was $18,674 in Ellwood City, versus $26,228 for the entire state. Estimated median house or condo value in 2007 was $91,245 (it was $75,700 in 2000), versus $155,000 for the state.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}

==Education==
The [[Ellwood City Area School District]] serves the borough.

==Transportation==
===Major roads and highways===
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==Notable people==
* [[Jim Gerlach]], former U.S. Representative from [[Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district|Pennsylvania's 6th district]]
* [[Princess Ileana of Romania]], youngest daughter of King [[Ferdinand I of Romania]] and his consort, Queen [[Marie of Romania]] 
* [[Donnie Iris]], rock musician known for his work with [[The Jaggerz]] and [[Wild Cherry (band)|Wild Cherry]], as well as his solo work
* [[Stephen Johns (ice hockey)|Stephen Johns]], former professional ice hockey defenseman for the [[Dallas Stars]]
* [[Sean Miller]], men's college basketball coach for [[Xavier University]]
* [[Matt Osborne]], professional wrestler known for his persona, [[Doink the Clown]]
* [[Leslie H. Sabo, Jr.]], [[Vietnam War]] hero; posthumously received the [[Medal of Honor]] after 40-year lag period
* [[Debra Todd]], Chief Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ellwoodcityledger.com/news/20190918/ellwood-city-honors-pa-supreme-court-judge-debra-mccloskey-todd|title=Ellwood City honors PA Supreme Court Judge Debra McCloskey Todd|access-date=September 19, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Hack Wilson]], [[Major League Baseball]] player and [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] member
* [[George Zeber]], former professional baseball player for the [[New York Yankees]]

==In popular culture==
The [[PBS Kids]] TV series ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'' takes place in the fictional town of Elwood City, based on and similar to the real Ellwood City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wfmj.com/story/38756144/real-life-inspiration-from-the-region-behind-arthur-adventure-books-tv-show |title=Regional inspiration behind 'Arthur Adventure' books, TV show |publisher=[[WFMJ-TV]] |date=July 28, 2018 |access-date=March 20, 2023 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.ellwoodcityborough.com/}}
* [https://ellwoodchamber.org/ Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://ellwoodcity.org/ Ellwood City community website]
* [http://www.stahlseite.de/ecf.htm Photos of the Ellwood steel mill]
* ''[https://www.ellwoodcityledger.com/ Ellwood City Ledger]''

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{{Lawrence County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Boroughs in Beaver County, Pennsylvania]]
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