Editing Galeton, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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'''Galeton''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It is located {{convert|50|mi|km}} southeast of [[Bradford, Pennsylvania]]. Light industries, including knitting mills and a tannery have existed in Galeton. The population declined to 993 people in 2020.<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=17 July 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Aerial-galeton.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Aerial view of Galeton]]
Galeton is located at {{coord|41|43|56|N|77|38|41|W|type:city}} (41.732267, −77.644646).<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> It is almost completely surrounded by [[Pike Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania|Pike Township]], with a small portion of the southwestern corner abutting [[West Branch Township, Pennsylvania|West Branch Township]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}  is land and 1.41% is water.

The town is located near [[Cherry Springs State Park]], an area that is home to some of the darkest skies on the [[East Coast of the United States|U.S. East Coast]], making the town and the surrounding areas a tourist destination.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1900= 2415
|1910= 4027
|1920= 2969
|1930= 2200
|1940= 1820
|1950= 1646
|1960= 1646
|1970= 1552
|1980= 1462
|1990= 1370
|2000= 1325
|2010= 1149
|2020= 993
|estyear=2021
|estimate=983
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|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|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><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><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|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=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 2000 census,<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,325 people, 513 households, and 347 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,893.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 608 housing units at an average density of {{convert|869.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.45% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 513 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $27,727, and the median income for a family was $30,463. Males had a median income of $26,797 versus $18,487 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $13,095. About 9.7% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
* [[The Great Outdoors Conservancy]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Potter County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:1896 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Potter County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1810]]