Editing Houston, Pennsylvania

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Houston
| settlement_type                 = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
| image_skyline                   = Houston, Pennsylvania (8481439657).jpg
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| image_caption                   = Pike Street north of downtown
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| map_caption                     = Location of Houston in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
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| subdivision_name2               = [[Washington County, Pennsylvania|Washington]]
| established_title               = Established
| established_date                = 1901
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| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = James R Stubenbort, Jr
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
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| area_total_sq_mi                = 0.41
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 0.41
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| population_total                = 1172
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi        = 2851.58
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|postal_code              = 15342<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/15342|title=Houston PA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=May 13, 2023}}</ref>
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| area_code                       = [[Area code 724|724]]
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'''Houston''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Washington County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,165 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=22 July 2022}}</ref>

Students in Houston and neighboring [[Chartiers Township, PA|Chartiers Township]] attend school in the [[Chartiers-Houston School District]].

==Geography==
Houston is located at {{coord|40|14|59|N|80|12|37|W|type:city}} (40.249790, -80.210275).<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|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, all  land. Several waterways go through Houston:
* [[Chartiers Creek]] flows through the borough.
* [[Chartiers Run (Chartiers Creek)|Chartiers Run]] joins Chartiers Creek at the borough of Houston.<ref name="GNIS1">{{cite web |title=Chartiers Run |year=2009 |publisher=[[Geographic Names Information System]] |access-date=2009-11-25 |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1171603}}</ref>
* Plum Run joins Chartiers Run in the borough of Houston.

==Surrounding neighborhoods==
Houston has three borders, including [[Chartiers Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania|Chartiers Township]] to the north, south and west, [[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania|Canonsburg]] to the northeast, and [[North Strabane Township, Pennsylvania|North Strabane Township]] to the east and southeast.

==History==
The land on which this town stands was part of a tract purchased from John Haft on January 24, 1827, by Daniel Houston, a near relative of Gen. [[Sam Houston]], leader of the Texans in their war for independence from Mexico. After the Chartiers Valley Railroad was completed through that section in 1871, David C. Houston, a son of Daniel Houston, saw the possibilities of a town at that point and laid out the present plan of Houstonville. The first house in the new town was completed in the summer of 1871 by A. T. Haft and the second by J. C. Johnson. A few years later H. E. Riggle laid out a plan adjoining which was called Riggletown.  On May 13, 1901, The Borough of Houston was incorporated from land of Chartiers & North Strabane Townships.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 793
|1920= 1398
|1930= 1742
|1940= 1610
|1950= 1957
|1960= 1865
|1970= 1812
|1980= 1568
|1990= 1445
|2000= 1314
|2010= 1296
|2020= 1165
|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 1,314 people, 614 households, and 340 families residing in the borough.  The population density was {{convert|3,581.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 668 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,820.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the borough was 94.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.53% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 614 households, out of which 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% were non-families. 39.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.4% 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 2.91.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,598, and the median income for a family was $42,083. Males had a median income of $31,413 versus $22,371 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $18,001.  About 8.8% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

==In popular culture==
Houston's was one of the main filming locations for the 1988 film ''[[The Prince of Pennsylvania]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095903/locations|access-date=2019-10-06}}</ref> The filming took place at a residence on S McNary Street as well as inside and outside of Chartiers Houston High School, the only high school in Houston borough.

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