Editing Highspire, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Highspire''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Dauphin County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 2,741 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], an increase over the figure of 2,399 tabulated in 2010.<ref name="Census 2010"/> It is part of the [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]&ndash;[[Carlisle, Pennsylvania|Carlisle]] [[Harrisburg metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
In 1814, the town was laid out by two Germans named Barnes and Doughterman who emigrated from a small village named Spire in [[Bavaria]]. It is debated as to whether the town was named for the high spire of the church that could be seen from the [[Susquehanna River]], or for the village of Spire. The town's location along the [[Pennsylvania Canal]] system and Susquehanna River made it a prime location for a variety of industries including logging, candy and potato chip factories, whiskey distilling, boat building, knitting and milling.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Morgan |first=George H. |url=https://archive.org/details/centennialsettle00morg |title=Centennial: the settlement, formation and progress of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1785 to 1876 |publisher=Telegraph Steam Book and Job Printing House |year=1877 |location=Harrisburg, PA |pages=240}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wyxBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA15|year=1895|publisher=Harrisburg Publishing Company|page=15}}</ref>

The [[Highspire High School]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1990.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Highspire, Pennsylvania (6287217737).jpg|thumb|left]]
Highspire is located in southern Dauphin County at {{coord|40|12|27|N|76|47|5|W|type:city}} (40.207622, -76.784698),<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> on the northeast bank of the [[Susquehanna River]] between the towns of [[Steelton, Pennsylvania|Steelton]] and [[Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Middletown]]. [[Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 76]], the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]], curves around the west and north sides of the borough, with indirect access from Exit 247 ([[Interstate 283]]). [[Pennsylvania Route 230]] (Second Street) is the main road through the borough, leading northwest {{Convert|7|mi|0}} through Steelton to [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] and southeast {{convert|3|mi|0}} to Middletown and {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania|Elizabethtown]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.92|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|1.86|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.06|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 2.96%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4234664| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Highspire borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 15, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213085208/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4234664| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Notable person==

The American actor [[Don Keefer]] (1916–2014) was born in Highspire.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1830= 172
|1850= 291
|1870= 612
|1880= 752
|1910= 1669
|1920= 2031
|1930= 2327
|1940= 2371
|1950= 2799
|1960= 2999
|1970= 2947
|1980= 2959
|1990= 2668
|2000= 2720
|2010= 2399
|2020= 2741
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{Cite web |title=1830 U.S. Census |url=https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8058/images/4410823_00346?ssrc=&backlabel=Return |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=www.ancestry.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1850 United States Census, Statistics of Pennsylvania, Table II Population by Subdivisions of Counties, Dauphin County, p.167 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1850/1850a/1850a-24.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1870 United States Census, Population of Civil Divisions Less Than Counties, Table III State of Pennsylvania, p.248, subdivision of Lower Swatara Township |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-23.pdf |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=1870 Census Vol. 1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1880 United States Census, Population of Civil Divisions Less Than Counties, Table III-Pennsylvania, p. 321 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-12.pdf |access-date=September 15, 2023}}</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=13 July 2022}}</ref><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 [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,720 people, 1,279 households, and 689 families residing in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3,762.6|pd/sqmi}}. There were 1,373 housing units at an average density of {{cvt|1,899.3|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 86.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.88% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.02% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.11% of the population.

There were 1,279 households, out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.1% were non-families. 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $32,083, and the median income for a family was $40,398. Males had a median income of $31,269 versus $24,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $18,781. About 5.1% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.highspire.org Borough of Highspire official website]

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[[Category:Pennsylvania populated places on the Susquehanna River]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1814]]
[[Category:Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1867 establishments in Pennsylvania]]