Editing Hyndman, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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|official_name = Hyndman, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford]]
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|government_type = Borough Council
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Travis Leap{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1800
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1877
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|area_total_km2 = 1.37
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|population_total = 863
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|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code = 15545
|area_code = [[Area code 814|814]]
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'''Hyndman''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 863.<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==
The first known settler in the area was Samuel Waters, who lived near [[Wills Creek (North Branch Potomac River)|Wills Creek]] and built a bridge across it before 1800. Around 1800, Jacob Burkett and Amos Raley started a boatbuilding business at the settlement called Bridgeport. Boats were needed to float grain down to [[Cumberland, Maryland]]. In 1850, Enoch Cade opened a store, and in 1865 a one-room school was opened. Samuel Miller began laying out a town on his land north of the creek.

In 1871, the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] first came through the town, going from Cumberland to [[Pittsburgh]], and the Bedford and Bridgeport Railroad was built from [[Mount Dallas, Pennsylvania|Mt. Dallas]] (near [[Everett, Pennsylvania|Everett]]) to Cumberland. In September 1877, the town was incorporated, and in December of that year the town was renamed Hyndman in honor of the B&O's Connellsville Division Railroad Superintendent E. K. Hyndman. The first elected officials were Chief Burgess S. M. Wilhelm and Council members J. W. Madore, W. S. Mullin, Samuel Miller, and Henry Miller. Early industries included the manufacturing of bricks and limestone.<ref>"The Kernel of Greatness: An Informal Bicentennial History of Bedford County (Pennsylvania)", by Bedford County Heritage Commission (Author), B/W Illus (Illustrator), 1971, ASIN B000KYDYOE, pp.136–7</ref>

In 1889, the National Bank of South Pennsylvania was opened in Hyndman, but failed in 1905. It was purchased by J. J. Hoblitzell, giving it the name it has today&nbsp;– Hoblitzell National Bank. In 1892 the Hyndman Water Company was completed, in 1893 the electric plant opened, the telephone exchange was begun in 1906, and in 1927 a fire company was organized.

A major fire in late December 1949 burned out Hyndman's [[central business district|business center]]&nbsp;– mostly of [[framing (construction)|frame building construction]]&nbsp;– before it was brought under control.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gendisasters.com/pennsylvania/10799/hyndman-pa-town-fire-dec-1949 |title=Fire Destroy's Major Section of Small Town |date=December 25, 1949 |via=GenDisasters |newspaper=Billings Gazette |access-date=August 19, 2018 |agency=United Press |archive-date=August 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819082942/http://www.gendisasters.com/pennsylvania/10799/hyndman-pa-town-fire-dec-1949 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In August 2017, a 33-car train derailment sparked fires that resulted in evacuation of most of the town's residents for several days.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/4/year-after-derailment-hyndman-remains-on-edge/ |title=Year after derailment, Hyndman remains on edge |date=August 4, 2018 |access-date=August 19, 2018 |first=Jeffrey |last=Alderton |newspaper=Cumberland Times-News |agency=Associated Press }}</ref>

==Geography==
Hyndman is located in southwestern Bedford County and is surrounded by [[Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Londonderry Township]].

The borough sits in the valley of [[Wills Creek (North Branch Potomac River)|Wills Creek]], which breaks through [[Savage Mountain]] and Little Allegheny Mountain to the west and turns south at Hyndman to flow towards Maryland. Little Wills Creek joins Wills Creek in the eastern part of the borough. [[Wills Mountain]] rises to the east.

[[Pennsylvania Route 96]] passes through the borough as Center Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. It leads north {{convert|19|mi}} to [[Schellsburg, Pennsylvania|Schellsburg]] and south {{convert|7|mi|0}} to the Maryland line, where it becomes [[Maryland Route 35]] and continues {{convert|7|mi|0}} farther to [[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Hyndman has a total area of {{convert|1.37|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 3.11%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200936640| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163443/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200936640| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hyndman borough, Bedford County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 3, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1880= 323
|1890= 1056
|1900= 1242
|1910= 1164
|1920= 1179
|1930= 1190
|1940= 1325
|1950= 1322
|1960= 1124
|1970= 1151
|1980= 1106
|1990= 1019
|2000= 1005
|2010= 910
|2020= 863
|estyear=2021
|estimate=855
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|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 1,005 people, 413 households, and 296 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,849.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 448 housing units at an average density of {{convert|824.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.60% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.50% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 413 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $27,700, and the median income for a family was $34,792. Males had a median income of $28,917 versus $21,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $15,865. About 7.7% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
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