Editing Salisbury, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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'''Salisbury''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 707 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 25, 2022}}</ref> It is part of the [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]], [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Salisbury was laid out by Joseph Markley in 1794, with Douglas Baker as the surveyor.<ref name="WatermanWatkins">{{cite book|title=History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania|url=https://archive.org/details/pa-bedford-somerset-fulton-1884-waterman|year=1884|publisher=Waterman, Watkins & Co.|location=Chicago|page=[https://archive.org/details/pa-bedford-somerset-fulton-1884-waterman/page/n734 550]}}</ref> Peter Shirer and Martin Weimer built the first house, and Peter Shirer was also the first storekeeper.<ref name="WatermanWatkins" /> Peter Shirer and Peter Welfley added more lots to the town ''circa'' 1814, John Smith added more in about 1850, and the Beachy family added still more in 1870.<ref name="WatermanWatkins" /> The town, located on the Turkey Foot Road,<ref>L. Dietle & M. McKenzie. “In Search of the Turkey Foot Road.” Mount Savage Historical Society, 2010.</ref> was organized as a borough in 1862.<ref name="WatermanWatkins" />

In 1998, Salisbury was hit by two [[Fujita scale|F3]] [[tornado]]es on [[Late-May 1998 tornado outbreak and derecho|May 31]] and [[1998 Eastern tornado outbreak|June 2]]. The May 31 tornado killed one person and injured 15 others and the June 2 tornado intensified into an F4 tornado when it struck [[Allegany County, Maryland]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/ |title=Tornado History Project: Maps and Statistics |access-date=2022-07-16 |archive-date=2018-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117024312/http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

==Geography==
Salisbury is located at {{coord|39|45|5|N|79|4|59|W|type:city}} (39.751455, -79.083076).<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|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, all  land. It is surrounded by [[Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Elk Lick Township]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 291
|1880= 521
|1890= 689
|1900= 980
|1910= 885
|1920= 951
|1930= 710
|1940= 919
|1950= 865
|1960= 862
|1970= 895
|1980= 817
|1990= 716
|2000= 878
|2010= 727
|2020= 707
|estyear=2021
|estimate=700
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 878 people, 350 households, and 218 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,203.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 368 housing units at an average density of {{convert|923.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.34% 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 350 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $26,875, and the median income for a family was $36,188. Males had a median income of $30,682 versus $17,222 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $12,973. About 10.6% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.salisburypa.com/ Salisbury Historical Web Site]
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{{Somerset County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Boroughs in Somerset County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1794]]
[[Category:1862 establishments in Pennsylvania]]