Editing Friedens, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Friedens''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) that is part of [[Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset Township]] in [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,523 at the 2010 census.<ref name="2010 census">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid%3DDEC_10_PL_QTPL%26prodType%3Dtable |title=American FactFinder |access-date=2011-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520164400/http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_QTPL&prodType=table |archive-date=2011-05-20 }}</ref> It is part of the [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Location==

Friedens is located west of [[Indian Lake, Pennsylvania|Indian Lake]] and [[Shanksville, Pennsylvania|Shanksville]] and east of [[Somerset, Pennsylvania|Somerset]] and has access to [[U.S. Route 219 in Pennsylvania|US 219]].

===Sites===
Friedens is within driving distance of the following attractions:
*[[Flight 93 National Memorial]], approximately eight miles away
*Shawnee State Park (driving towards [[Bedford, Pennsylvania|Bedford]])
*[[Laurel Mountain State Park]] (on the west side of Somerset, Pennsylvania)
* [[Somerset County Airport]]
*the town of [[Somerset, Pennsylvania]] and its unique shops and restaurants

==Geography==
Friedens is located at {{coord|40|3|4|N|78|59|44|W|region:US_type:city}} (40.051182, -78.995474).<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 CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.1|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

Like most of the Somerset County area, Friedens contains and is surrounded mostly by farmland, including many family-operated farms.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 1504
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<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>
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As of the [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 1,673 people, 636 households, and 485 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|533.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 682 housing units at an average density of {{convert|217.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.34% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.18% of the population.

There were 636 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,117, and the median income for a family was $37,232. Males had a median income of $26,576 versus $20,288 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $16,571. About 8.2% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
It is in the [[Somerset Area School District]]<!--UNI 21840-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42111_somerset/DC20SD_C42111.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Somerset County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-07-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42111_somerset/DC20SD_C42111_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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{{Somerset County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Somerset County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania]]