Editing Hookstown, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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'''Hookstown''' is a borough in western [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 129 at the time of 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=July 19, 2022}}</ref> It is part of the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]].

==History==
Hookstown was named after Matthias Hook,<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n159 160]}}</ref> an early [[American pioneer|pioneer]] and [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] soldier, and his family. The only known surviving relatives are the McCormick family, who still reside in Hookstown and surrounding areas in [[western Pennsylvania]].

Through his daughter, Catherine Hook, who married George Griffey, multiple present-day descendants across the United States are able to trace their roots back to Mathias Hook. A Griffey family reunion has been held annually in West Springfield every June for more than a hundred years.

In 1975, [[Little Blue Run Lake]], the U.S.'s largest [[coal slurry]] waste impound, was built directly west of the town and has caused environmental damage to the surrounding communities.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

==Geography==
Hookstown is located in western Beaver County at {{coord|40|35|56|N|80|28|27|W|type:city}} (40.598869, −80.474150).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> 

[[Pennsylvania Route 168]] runs through the community, leading northeastward {{convert|3|mi|0}} to the [[Ohio River]] borough of [[Shippingport, Pennsylvania|Shippingport]] and south {{convert|1.5|mi}} to [[U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 30]], the [[Lincoln Highway]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.35|km2|disp=flip}}, all of it land.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200735576| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212164353/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200735576| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hookstown borough, Beaver County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 24, 2014}}</ref>

===Surrounding neighborhoods===
Hookstown is situated in the center of [[Greene Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Greene Township]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1860= 296
|1870= 259
|1880= 308
|1890= 297
|1900= 259
|1910= 250
|1920= 191
|1930= 203
|1940= 239
|1950= 247
|1960= 295
|1970= 246
|1980= 228
|1990= 169
|2000= 152
|2010= 147
|2020= 129
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|estimate=128
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|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{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=December 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref>{{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=December 11, 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=June 11, 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|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 152 people, 66 households, and 48 families residing in the borough. 

The population density was {{convert|1,279.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 72 housing units at an average density of {{convert|606.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. 

The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 97.37% White, 0.66% Native American, 0.66% Asian, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 66 households, out of which 21.2% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 56.1% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. 

The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.65.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 16.4% under the age of eighteen, 4.6% from eighteen to twenty-four, 21.7% from twenty-five to forty-four, 32.2% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 25.0% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was fifty years. 

For every one hundred females, there were 81.0 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 84.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $40,208. Males had a median income of $47,969 compared with that of $25,000 for females. 

The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $16,499. 

Roughly 4.3% of families and 6.6% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 5.3% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 7.9% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

==Education==
Children in Hookstown are served by the [[South Side Area School District]]. The current schools serving Hookstown are:
* South Side Elementary School: grades K to 5
* South Side Middle School: grades 6 to 8
* [[South Side High School (Hookstown, Pennsylvania)|South Side High School]]: grades 9 to 12

==Notable people==
Hookstown was the birthplace of [[Robert Justice]].

==References==
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{{Beaver County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1797]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Beaver County, Pennsylvania]]