Editing McVeytown, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Mifflin County, Pennsylvania|Mifflin]]
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| government_type          = Borough Council
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Wilda Fisher
| leader_title1            = Council President
| leader_name1             = Steve Feathers
| leader_title2            = Council Vice President
| leader_name2             = Roland Fagan
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| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = 1762
| established_title1       = Laid out
| established_date1        = 1795
| established_title2       = Incorporated
| established_date2        = 1833
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| area_total_km2           = 0.28
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| population_total         = 344
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| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| postal_code              = 17051
| area_code                = [[Area code 717|717]]
| website                  = [http://www.mcveytownboro.com McVeytown]
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| footnotes                = '''Local phone exchange:''' 899
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'''McVeytown''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Mifflin County, Pennsylvania|Mifflin County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States, on the west bank of the [[Juniata River]].  Formerly known as Waynesburg, it was settled in 1762, laid out in 1795,<ref name="rootsweb.ancestry.com">[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pamiffli/ellis/ellis-10.htm Ellis' History of Mifflin County, Chapter 10, McVeytown Boro - Mifflin County PAGenWeb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and incorporated in 1833.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Mifflin.pdf |format=PDF| title = Mifflin County 7th class | accessdate = 2008-03-21 | publisher = [[Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission]]}}</ref> The population was 344 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=July 26, 2022}}</ref> The "Father of Pennsylvania Forestry", Dr. [[Joseph Rothrock]] was born in McVeytown on April 9, 1839. He was largely responsible for the acquisition of the lands that became [[List of Pennsylvania state parks|Pennsylvania state parks]] and [[List of Pennsylvania state forests|forests]], including [[Rothrock State Forest]].

==History==
The [[Human settlement|settlement]] of what is now McVeytown was begun by Samuel Holliday in 1755,  but it was only in 1762 that he settled in permanently and not until 1795 that the town of Waynesburg (present day McVeytown) was laid out. John McVey owned the land and was the founder of McVeytown.

Samuel, Adam, John and William Holliday, and his two sisters, Elizabeth and Nancy, the latter of whom would become the wife of Andrew Bratton, immigrated to the U.S. in 1745 and located on the “manor” of [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]]. They moved later to [[Conococheague, Pennsylvania|Conococheague]] in what is now [[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin County]], and John removed to [[Path Valley, Pennsylvania|Path Valley]], where he lived and died. Adam and William took up land at [[Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania|Hollidaysburg]], and it was from him that the borough took its name. In early 1775, Samuel Holliday and Andrew Bratton, just after the [[New Purchase (1768)|New Purchase]] of the Indians, went out into that region in search for land to settle. After they made a decision on the land, they went to the land-office, at the time located in [[Philadelphia]], and in 1775 received their warrants. Bratton was in what is now [[Bratton Township, Pennsylvania|Bratton Township]], and Holliday at what is now McVeytown and vicinity.<ref name="rootsweb.ancestry.com"/>

==Geography==
McVeytown is located at {{coord|40|29|51|N|77|44|27|W|type:city}} (40.497584, -77.740796).<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> The unincorporated settlement [[Mattawana, Pennsylvania|Mattawana Village]] lies across the Juniata River, on its east bank.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}  is land and 10.00% is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1840= 348
|1850= 580
|1860= 541
|1870= 685
|1880= 679
|1890= 599
|1900= 520
|1910= 514
|1920= 480
|1930= 566
|1940= 581
|1950= 546
|1960= 488
|1970= 486
|1980= 447
|1990= 408
|2000= 405
|2010= 342
|2020= 344
|estyear=2021
|estimate=342
|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|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 305 people, 168 households, and 115 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|4,379.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 182 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,968.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.26% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 168 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $28,571 versus $19,286 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $16,116. About 3.5% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

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Rothrock plaque McVeystown PA.jpg |Rothrock plaque
McVeytown PA Presby.jpg |Presbyterian Church
McVeytown PA Borough Hall.jpg|Borough Hall

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==References==
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[[Category:Boroughs in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1833 establishments in Pennsylvania]]