Editing Sankertown, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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|official_name = Sankertown, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria]]
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|government_type = Borough council
|leader_title = Mayor
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|established_title = Settled
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|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1906
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|population_total = 675
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|timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| postal_code              = 16630<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/16630|title=Sankertown PA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=October 31, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code = [[Area code 814|814]]
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|pop_est_as_of = 2019
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|population_est = 614
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'''Sankertown''' is a borough in [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of the [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 675 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4267920| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sankertown borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=March 19, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150319144633/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4267920| archive-date=March 19, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Sankertown is located in eastern Cambria County at {{coord|40|28|12|N|78|35|31|W|type:city}} (40.470113, -78.592050).<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> It is bordered to the south by the borough of [[Cresson, Pennsylvania|Cresson]] and is {{convert|8|mi|0}} east of [[Ebensburg, Pennsylvania|Ebensburg]], the [[county seat]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.76|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Sankertown has a basketball court and a baseball field.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population |align = left
|1910= 687
|1920= 900
|1930= 917
|1940= 942
|1950= 865
|1960= 828
|1970= 881
|1980= 804
|1990= 770
|2000= 680
|2010= 675
|estyear=2019
|estimate=614
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|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>
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[[File:Sankertown, PA borough offices, May 2024.jpg|thumb|right|Borough offices]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 680 people, 248 households, and 177 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,434.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 265 housing units at an average density of {{convert|948.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.12% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.44% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.29% of the population.

There were 248 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $35,208, and the median income for a family was $42,143. Males had a median income of $31,172 versus $17,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $13,728. About 9.2% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Cambria County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1906]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Cambria County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1906 establishments in Pennsylvania]]