Editing Shippingport, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{hatnote|For the abandoned settlement in [[Kentucky]], see [[Shippingport, Kentucky]].}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Shippingport, Pennsylvania
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|nickname = 
|settlement_type = [[Borough]]
|motto = 
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|image_caption = The [[Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station]] and [[Bruce Mansfield Power Plant]]
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|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Beaver]]
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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 = 1910
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|area_total_km2 = 9.54
|area_land_km2 = 8.62
|area_water_km2 = 0.92
|area_total_sq_mi = 3.68
|area_land_sq_mi = 3.33
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.36
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes = <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 19, 2022}}</ref>
|population_note = 
|population_total = 160 
|population_density_km2 = 21.93
|population_density_sq_mi = 56.81
|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset = -5
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|coordinates = {{coord|40|37|28|N|80|25|29|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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|elevation_m = 
|elevation_ft = 741
|postal_code_type = [[Zip code]]
|postal_code = 15077
|area_code = [[Area code 724|724]]
|website = {{URL|shippingportpa.com}}
|footnotes = 
|pop_est_as_of = 2021
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|population_est = 157
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS]] code
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'''Shippingport''' is a borough in western [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania]], United States, located along the [[Ohio River]]. The population was 160 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> It is part of the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]. Shippingport is home to the [[Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station]], and formerly the [[Bruce Mansfield Power Plant]] and [[Shippingport Atomic Power Station]], the world's first full-scale atomic electric power plant devoted exclusively to peacetime uses.<ref>
{{cite web
 | title= History
 | date= April 17, 2007
| publisher= [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]] (NRC)
 | url= https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/emerg-preparedness/history.html
 | access-date= July 8, 2016
}}
</ref>

==Nuclear energy==
[[File:Shippingport Reactor.jpg|thumb|left|[[Shippingport Atomic Power Station|Shippingport Reactor]] in 1957]]

Shippingport is the site of the United States' first commercial [[nuclear power plant]], the [[Shippingport Atomic Power Station]], which began operation in 1957.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/emerg-preparedness/history.html |title=History |date=April 17, 2007 |publisher=[[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]] (NRC) |access-date= June 6, 2009}}</ref> Although the original Shippingport reactor was decommissioned in 1982,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nukeworker.com/nuke_facilities/North_America/usa/NRC_Facilities/Region_1/shippingport/index.shtml |title=Shippingport |access-date=June 24, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051113164902/http://www.nukeworker.com/nuke_facilities/North_America/usa/NRC_Facilities/Region_1/shippingport/index.shtml |archive-date=November 13, 2005 }}</ref> the [[Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station]] Units 1 and 2 from the same site have been in operation since 1976 and 1987, respectively.

==Geography==
Shippingport is located in west-central Beaver County at {{coord|40|37|25|N|80|25|29|W|type:city}} (40.623594, −80.424691),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> on the south side of the [[Ohio River]]. It is bordered to the southwest by [[Greene Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Greene Township]] and to the southeast by [[Raccoon Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Raccoon Township]]. To the north, across the Ohio River, are the boroughs of [[Industry, Pennsylvania|Industry]] (north) and [[Midland, Pennsylvania|Midland]] (northwest). The [[Shippingport Bridge]] carries [[Pennsylvania Route 168]] across the river into Industry.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Shippingport has a total area of {{convert|9.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.6|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.9|km2|disp=flip}}, or 9.65%, is water.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200770376| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212164307/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200770376| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shippingport borough, Beaver County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 26, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1920= 299
|1930= 317
|1940= 441
|1950= 408
|1960= 383
|1970= 328
|1980= 255
|1990= 227
|2000= 237
|2010= 214
|2020= 160
|estyear=2021
|estimate=157
|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=January 31, 2008|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>
}}
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 237 people, 89 households, and 63 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|72.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 95 housing units at an average density of {{convert|29.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 100.00% White.

There were 89 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,333, and the median income for a family was $34,861. Males had a median income of $27,159 versus $15,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $13,759. About 7.0% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

==Education==
Children in Shippingport are served by the [[South Side Area School District]]. The current schools serving Shippingport are:
* South Side Elementary School – grades K–5
* South Side Middle School – grades 6–8
* [[South Side High School (Hookstown, Pennsylvania)|South Side High School]] – grades 9–12

==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://shippingportpa.com Borough website]

{{Beaver County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Pennsylvania populated places on the Ohio River]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1910]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Beaver County, Pennsylvania]]