Editing Hop Bottom, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Hop Bottom''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] of [[Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania|Susquehanna County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 310 as 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=August 5, 2022}}</ref> The name comes from the [[Humulus lupulus|hop]], a plant providing flowers for brewing.

==History==
Hop Bottom was formerly known as "Foster."  The present name is derived from nearby [[Hop Bottom Creek]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Espenshade|first=Abraham Howry|title=Pennsylvania Place Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012934249&view=1up&seq=306|year=1925|publisher=Evangelical Press|isbn=978-0-8063-0416-8|page=302}}</ref> Native Americans once lived in the area, and the only clear meadows to be found were near the bottom of the creek. These meadows were covered with hop vines, leading to the name "Hop Bottom."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/PA/200002940.html|title = Foster Station, Railroad Commemorative Event (Hop Bottom, Pennsylvania)|year = 2000}}</ref>

==Geography==
Hop Bottom is located at {{coord|41|42|18|N|75|45|56|W|type:city}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=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|0.6|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

Hop Bottom is located at the junction of [[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 11]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 167]].  It is also seven miles west of [[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 81]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 299
|1900= 326
|1910= 364
|1920= 349
|1930= 354
|1940= 375
|1950= 375
|1960= 381
|1970= 430
|1980= 405
|1990= 345
|2000= 333
|2010= 337
|2020= 310
|estyear=2021
|estimate=309
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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|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=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|accessdate=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=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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According to the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-05-14|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 337 people, 138 households, and 88 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|561.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 147 housing units at an average density of {{convert|245|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.

Of the 138 households, 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 63.8% from 18 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The average (median) age was 39 years.

The median income for a household in the borough was $42,917, and the median income for a family was $53,125. Males had a median income of $44,167 versus $28,542 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $19,665. About 17.9% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.7% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Boroughs in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1799]]
[[Category:1881 establishments in Pennsylvania]]