Editing Stoneboro, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Stoneboro, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type        = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
| image_skyline          = Walnut Street, Stoneboro.jpg
| image_size             = 250px
| image_caption          = Houses on [[Pennsylvania Route 845|Walnut Street]]
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| image_map              = Mercer County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Stoneboro Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                = 250px
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| map_caption            = Location of Stoneboro in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
| coordinates            = {{coord|41|20|21|N|80|6|29|W|display=inline,title}}
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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      = [[Mercer County, Pennsylvania|Mercer]]
| established_title      = Established
| established_date       = 1825
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| seat                   = 
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| leader_title           = Mayor
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| unit_pref              = Imperial
| area_footnotes         = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi       = 2.94
| area_land_sq_mi        = 2.83
| area_water_sq_mi       = 0.10
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| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="STopozone">{{cite web |title=Stoneboro Topo Map, Mercer County PA (Sandy Lake Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/pennsylvania/mercer-pa/city/stoneboro-2/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |access-date=7 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 
| elevation_ft            = 1,180
| elevation_point         = center of borough
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| elevation_max_m         = 
| elevation_max_ft        = 1,440
| elevation_max_point     = southwest corner of borough
| elevation_max_rank      = 
| elevation_min_footnotes = <ref name="STopozone"/>
| elevation_min_m         = 
| elevation_min_ft        = 1,157
| elevation_min_point     = [[Sandy Lake (PA)|Sandy Lake]]
| elevation_min_rank      = 
| 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=18 July 2022}}</ref>
| population_total       = 946 {{decrease}}
| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 345.80
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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]]
|postal_code              = 16153<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/16153|title=Stoneboro PA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref>
| area_code_type         = 
| area_code              = [[Area code 724|724]]
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| website                = http://www.stoneboropa.com
|pop_est_as_of = 2021
|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|population_est = 941
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-74288
|area_total_km2 = 7.61
|area_land_km2 = 7.34
|area_water_km2 = 0.27
|population_density_km2 = 133.50
}}

'''Stoneboro''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in eastern [[Mercer County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 946 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> It is part of the [[Hermitage, Pennsylvania|Hermitage micropolitan area]].

==Geography==
Stoneboro is located at {{coord|41|20|21|N|80|6|29|W|type:city}} (41.339029, -80.108100).<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|2.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.8|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}  (3.79%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 218
|1870= 471
|1880= 1186
|1890= 1394
|1900= 1061
|1910= 1074
|1920= 1405
|1930= 1189
|1940= 1194
|1950= 1294
|1960= 1267
|1970= 1129
|1980= 1177
|1990= 1091
|2000= 1104
|2010= 1051
|2020= 946
|estyear=2021
|estimate=941
|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|access-date=11 December 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 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|access-date=11 December 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=11 June 2013}}</ref>
}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,104 people, 475 households, and 314 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|395.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 517 housing units at an average density of {{convert|185.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 98.73% White, 0.09% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.18% Asian, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45%.<ref name="GR2" />

There were 475 households, 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.5% of households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median household income was $30,592 and the median family income  was $35,714. Males had a median income of $32,014 versus $19,861 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,999. About 7.4% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Wesleyan Methodist Camp==
The borough is home to Wesleyan Methodist Camp, a campground owned by the [[Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection]] that was built in 1900.<ref name="SmithSwetnam1991">{{cite book|last1=Smith|first1=Helene|last2=Swetnam|first2=George|title=A guidebook to historic western Pennsylvania|year=1991|publisher=University of Pittsburgh Press|language=en|page=270}}</ref><ref name="McLeisterNicholson1959">{{cite book|last1=McLeister|first1=Ira Ford|last2=Nicholson|first2=Roy Stephen|title=History of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of America|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_QmEUAAAAQAAJ|year=1959|publisher=Wesley Press|language=en|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_QmEUAAAAQAAJ/page/n416 406]}}</ref>

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

{{Mercer County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1825]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Mercer County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1825 establishments in Pennsylvania]]