Editing Mahaffey, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Mahaffey''' is a borough in [[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 329 at 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=August 7, 2022}}</ref>

The community is served by [[U.S. Route 219 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 219]].

==History==
[[File:Alliancechurch-mahaffey.jpg|thumb|right|East Main Street, c. 1923]]
The borough was founded by Robert Mahaffey in 1841, at a point where [[Chest Creek]] flows into the [[West Branch Susquehanna River]].

First called "Franklin", the borough was incorporated in 1841. At the time it had a public school, four churches, a grist mill and a tannery.

Mahaffey was located at the junction of the [[New York Central Railroad|New York Central & Hudson River Railroad]] and the Pennsylvania & Northwestern Railroad.<ref>{{cite web | last =  Swoope Jr. | first = Roland D. | title = BOROUGH OF MAHAFFEY | work = History of Borough of Mahaffey, Pa. | publisher = Richmond-Arnold Publishing | url = http://history.rays-place.com/pa/clear-b-mahaffey.htm}}</ref>

==Geography==
Mahaffey is located in southwestern Clearfield County at {{coord|40.875779|-78.728108|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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> [[U.S. Route 219 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 219]] passes through the borough, leading northeast {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Grampian, Pennsylvania|Grampian]] and southwest {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Burnside, Pennsylvania|Burnside]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Mahaffey has a total area of {{convert|1.13|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|1.11|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 1.92%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4246568| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Mahaffey borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 4, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053400/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4246568| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 627
|1900= 741
|1910= 754
|1920= 801
|1930= 667
|1940= 609
|1950= 646
|1960= 582
|1970= 482
|1980= 513
|1990= 341
|2000= 402
|2010= 368
|2020= 329
|estyear=2021
|estimate=323
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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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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 402 people, 142 households, and 105 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,085.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 157 housing units at an average density of {{convert|423.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 142 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $20,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $11,320. About 6.0% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Parks and recreation==
Located north of the borough is [[Mahaffey Camp]], a camp and conference center affiliated with the [[Christian and Missionary Alliance]].

[[McGees Mills Covered Bridge]] is located west of Mahaffey on [[U.S. Route 219 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 219]] in [[Bell Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Bell Township]]. It is one of the few remaining [[covered bridge]]s in Pennsylvania, and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|National Register of Historic Places]].

==Education==
The community is served by the [[Purchase Line School District]].

==Notable person==
* [[Melvin L. Brown]]; awarded a [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions in the [[Korean War]].

==References==
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{{Clearfield County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Boroughs in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1889 establishments in Pennsylvania]]