Editing Markleysburg, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{distinguish|Marklesburg, Pennsylvania}}
{{use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Markleysburg, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type        = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
| image_skyline          = Main Street, Markleysburg, Pennsylvania.jpg
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| image_caption          = Looking northeast on Main Street
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| image_map              = File:Fayette County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Markleysburg Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption            = Location of Markleysburg in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
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| pushpin_label          = Markleysburg
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| pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Pennsylvania
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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      = [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Fayette]]
| established_title      = Established
| established_date       = 1860
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| leader_title           = Mayor
| leader_name            = Douglas Friend
| unit_pref              = Imperial
| area_footnotes         = <ref>{{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|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi       = 0.30
| area_land_sq_mi        = 0.30
| area_water_sq_mi       = 0.00
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| elevation_ft           = 2032
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| population_total       = 246
| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 828.28
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| timezone1              = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset1            = -4
| timezone1_DST          = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST        = -5
| postal_code_type       = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code            = 15459
| area_code_type         = 
| area_code              = [[Area code 724|724]]
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| website                = {{URL|markleysburg.pa.us}}
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|blank_info = 42-47560
|area_total_km2 = 0.77
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|population_density_km2 = 319.67
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'''Markleysburg''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 246 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=July 24, 2022}}</ref> The borough is served by the [[Uniontown Area School District]].

==Geography==
Markleysburg is located in southeastern Fayette County at {{coord|39|44|14|N|79|27|10|W|type:city}} (39.737178, −79.452646).<ref>{{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> [[Pennsylvania Route 281]] passes through the borough as Main Street; it leads north {{convert|1.5|mi}} to [[U.S. Route 40 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 40]] (the [[National Pike]]) and southwest {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the [[West Virginia]] border. The [[Maryland]] border is {{convert|1|mi}} south of Markleysburg via Friendsville Road.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.78|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4247560| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Markleysburg borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=July 7, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213071509/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4247560| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 77
|1900= 210
|1910= 227
|1920= 191
|1930= 203
|1940= 297
|1950= 291
|1960= 345
|1970= 367
|1980= 356
|1990= 320
|2000= 282
|2010= 284
|2020= 246
|estyear=2021
|estimate=244
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{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=December 11, 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>{{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=December 11, 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=June 11, 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|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 282 people, 90 households, and 68 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|989.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 105 housing units at an average density of {{convert|368.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 98.23% White and 1.77% African American.

There were 90 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 29.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $22,083, and the median income for a family was $29,063. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $15,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $12,312. About 21.3% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 16.3% of those sixty five or over.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.markleysburg.pa.us Markleysburg borough website]
{{Fayette County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1860]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Fayette County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1860 establishments in Pennsylvania]]