Editing Hooversville, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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'''Hooversville''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of the [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]], [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 626 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=July 25, 2022}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Map of Hooversville, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, from 1860 Somerset County Map by Edward L Walker.jpg|thumb|left|Hooversville, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 1860]]
Hooversville was established in 1836. The first settlers to claim land in the Hooversville area were George Lohr (1780), Michael Kocher, and Casper Ripple (warrant 1794), who died in 1828. Jonas Hoover, the founder of Hooversville, came to [[Quemahoning Township, Pennsylvania|Quemahoning Township]] in 1834 and bought land from the heirs of Casper Ripple. In 1836, he had lots surveyed along the present Water and Main Streets. Jonas Hoover was a farmer who ran a gristmill and sawmill on Hoover Street in 1847. He was a justice of the peace from 1852 to 1862. He and David Crissey took part in establishing the German Reformed Church at Hooversville.

This town, like many in the area, is primarily residential, with a Daniel Shaffer's hardware store, Deaner's Funeral Home, Barron's Service Garage, and Country Bargains store. There were also locally owned gas stations/garages on [[Pennsylvania Route 403|Route 403]] in town, but all have now closed.

==Geography==
Hooversville is located at {{coord|40|8|57|N|78|54|51|W|type:city}} (40.149267, -78.914062).<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|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all  land. Hooversville sits on the eastern edge of [[Quemahoning Township, Pennsylvania|Quemahoning Township]], along its border with [[Shade Township, Pennsylvania|Shade Township]].

[[Pennsylvania Route 403]] runs through Hooversville and serves as the main road through the borough. [[U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 30]] is five miles to the south via Route 403 as well.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1900= 465
|1910= 990
|1920= 1345
|1930= 1448
|1940= 1364
|1950= 1240
|1960= 1120
|1970= 962
|1980= 863
|1990= 731
|2000= 779
|2010= 645
|2020= 626
|estyear=2021
|estimate=620
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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 [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 779 people, 335 households, and 213 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,186.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 364 housing units at an average density of {{convert|554.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.84% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.77% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.13% of the population.

There were 335 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $27,578, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $25,500 versus $21,597 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $13,298. About 10.1% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

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

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[[Category:Boroughs in Somerset County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1836]]
[[Category:1836 establishments in Pennsylvania]]