Editing Jamestown, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Jamestown, Pennsylvania 
| settlement_type        = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
| image_skyline          = Gibson House in Jamestown.jpg
| image_alt              = 
| image_caption          = The [[Gibson House (Jamestown, Pennsylvania)|Gibson House]], a historic site in the borough
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| etymology              = 
| nickname               = Gateway to Pymatuning
| motto                  = 
| image_map              = File:Mercer County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Jamestown Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption            = Location of Jamestown in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
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| pushpin_map_caption    = Location of Jamestown within Pennsylvania
| coordinates            = {{coord|41|29|11|N|80|26|18|W|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = United States
| subdivision_type1      = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2      = County
| subdivision_name2      = [[Mercer County, Pennsylvania|Mercer]]
| established_title      = Founded
| established_date       = 1798
| established_title1     = 
| established_date1      = 1853
| founder                = 
| seat_type              = 
| seat                   = 
| leader_party           = 
| leader_title           = Mayor
| leader_name            = Justin Pipp
| unit_pref              = Imperial
| area_footnotes         = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='42'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi       = 0.84
| area_land_sq_mi        = 0.83
| area_water_sq_mi       = 0.01
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| population_total       = 582
| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 698.68
| population_demonym     = 
| population_note        = 
| timezone1              = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset1            = -4
| timezone1_DST          = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST        = -5
| postal_code_type       = [[Zip code]]
| postal_code            = 16134
| area_code_type         = 
| area_code              = [[Area code 724|724]]
| blank_name_sec1        = School district
| blank_info_sec1        = Jamestown School District
| website                = {{URL|http://www.jamestown-pa.com}}
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|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-37696
|area_total_km2 = 2.17
|area_land_km2 = 2.16
|area_water_km2 = 0.01
|population_density_km2 = 269.70
}}

'''Jamestown''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in northwestern [[Mercer County, Pennsylvania]], United States, along the [[Shenango River]]. The population was reported as 580 on the 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=18 July 2022}}</ref> It is part of the [[Hermitage, Pennsylvania|Hermitage micropolitan area]].

==History==
The town was founded in 1798 by James Campbell.  The borough was incorporated in 1853.

The Jamestown area is served by the [[Jamestown Area School District]], and is home to [[Combined Systems, Inc.]], a tactical weapons producer that exports [[tear gas]] and smoke grenades.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Chatterjee | first = Pratap | title = Egypt's Military-industrial Complex | work = [[The Guardian]] | publisher = Guardian News and Media Ltd | date = February 4, 2011 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/feb/04/egypt-arms-trade | access-date = February 5, 2011}}</ref>

The [[Gibson House (Jamestown, Pennsylvania)|Gibson House]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

Pymatuning Deer Park has become quite the tourist attraction bringing a zoo like experience with a small petting zoo and interactive bird cage.

Jamestown Coating Technologies employs a large amount of locals and distributes high quality paints, powder coats and more throughout the world.

==Geography==
Jamestown is located at {{coord|41|29|11|N|80|26|18|W|type:city}} (41.486417, −80.438354).<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|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}  is land and 1.27% is water.

{{US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 256
|1870= 572
|1880= 974
|1890= 822
|1900= 834
|1910= 822
|1920= 818
|1930= 710
|1940= 819
|1950= 931
|1960= 897
|1970= 937
|1980= 854
|1990= 761
|2000= 636
|2010= 617
|2020= 580
|estyear=2021
|estimate=575
|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>
}}

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Jamestown, Pennsylvania (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1932–present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 70
|Feb record high F = 75
|Mar record high F = 84
|Apr record high F = 89
|May record high F = 93
|Jun record high F = 98
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 99
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 88
|Nov record high F = 81
|Dec record high F = 73
|year record high F = 102
|Jan high F = 33.7
|Feb high F = 36.3
|Mar high F = 45.2
|Apr high F = 59.1
|May high F = 69.5
|Jun high F = 77.5
|Jul high F = 81.1
|Aug high F = 79.7
|Sep high F = 73.6
|Oct high F = 61.9
|Nov high F = 49.5
|Dec high F = 38.6
|year high F = 58.8
|Jan mean F = 25.0
|Feb mean F = 26.4
|Mar mean F = 34.7
|Apr mean F = 46.9
|May mean F = 57.6
|Jun mean F = 66.0
|Jul mean F = 69.9
|Aug mean F = 68.4
|Sep mean F = 62.0
|Oct mean F = 50.9
|Nov mean F = 40.3
|Dec mean F = 30.9
|year mean F = 48.2
|Jan low F = 16.4
|Feb low F = 16.5
|Mar low F = 24.3
|Apr low F = 34.7
|May low F = 45.6
|Jun low F = 54.4
|Jul low F = 58.7
|Aug low F = 57.1
|Sep low F = 50.5
|Oct low F = 40.0
|Nov low F = 31.1
|Dec low F = 23.2
|year low F = 37.7
|Jan record low F = −27
|Feb record low F = −27
|Mar record low F = -18
|Apr record low F = 3
|May record low F = 21
|Jun record low F = 28
|Jul record low F = 35
|Aug record low F = 32
|Sep record low F = 27
|Oct record low F = 14
|Nov record low F = -2
|Dec record low F = −19
|year record low F = -27
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.16
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.26
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.00
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.93
|May precipitation inch = 3.92
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.90
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.63
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.77
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.24
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.55
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.22
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.22
|year precipitation inch = 43.80
|Jan snow inch = 18.6
|Feb snow inch = 13.3
|Mar snow inch = 9.5
|Apr snow inch = 1.6
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 5.0
|Dec snow inch = 13.4
|year snow inch = 61.5
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 17.1
|Feb precipitation days = 13.3
|Mar precipitation days = 13.0
|Apr precipitation days = 14.1
|May precipitation days = 13.6
|Jun precipitation days = 12.9
|Jul precipitation days = 12.5
|Aug precipitation days = 11.3
|Sep precipitation days = 10.6
|Oct precipitation days = 13.7
|Nov precipitation days = 13.8
|Dec precipitation days = 15.5
|year precipitation days = 161.4
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 10.3
|Feb snow days = 7.6
|Mar snow days = 4.7
|Apr snow days = 1.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 2.3
|Dec snow days = 7.6
|year snow days = 33.6
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA >{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=cle
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 7, 2021
| archive-date = May 25, 2015
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150525054020/http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=cle
| url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00364325&format=pdf
| title = Station: Jamestown 2 NW, PA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 7, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 636 people, 269 households, and 171 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|819.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 297 housing units at an average density of {{convert|382.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.47% from two or more races.

There were 269 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were [[marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $26,979, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $17,917 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $15,199. About 11.6% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
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==See also==
{{stack|{{portal|Pennsylvania}}}}
* [[List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Jamestown, Pennsylvania}}
* {{Official website|http://www.jamestown-pa.com}}

{{Mercer County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1798]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Mercer County, Pennsylvania]]