Editing Tremont, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill]]
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| government_type          = Borough Council
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Gerald Fasnacht
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| population_total         = 1676
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| area_code                = [[Area code 570|570]]
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'''Tremont''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. Situated in the eastern section of Tremont Township, it was incorporated as a borough in 1866, around the same time that a water system was erected in the community.<ref>Wiley, Samuel T. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=_t6pEtvvtUAC&pg=PA175 Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Schuylkill County Pennsylvania: Comprising a Historical Sketch of the County]'', p. 175. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Rush, West and Company, Publishers, 1893.</ref><ref>Schalck, Adolf W. and David C. Henning. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Y8Y4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA315 History of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania]'', Vol. 1, pp. 315-316. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: State Historical Association, 1907.</ref>

The population was one thousand six hundred and seventy-two at the time of the 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=August 1, 2022}}</ref>

==History==
According to historian Samuel T. Wiley, no major buildings had been erected, by 1844, on the land that would eventually become the borough of Tremont,<ref name="Wiley, p. 175">Wiley, ''Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Schuylkill County Pennsylvania: Comprising a Historical Sketch of the County'', p. 175.</ref> while historians Adolf Schalck and David Henning stated that a concerted settlement effort began here sometime that year, "stimulated by the extensive coal developments in the vicinity."<ref name="Henning, pp. 315-316">Schalck and Henning, ''History of Schuylkill County'', Vol. I, pp. 315-316.</ref>

Within four years, the Tremont Iron Works had been established by Umholtz & Lentz (1847) and a new post office had been established there (1848) with John B. Zeibach serving as its first postmaster. The first National Bank of Tremont subsequently opened its doors in 1865.<ref name="Wiley, p. 175"/>

Incorporated as a borough in [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania]] in 1866,<ref name="Wiley, p. 175"/> Tremont was home to a water works system that was built by Isaac P. Bechtel around the same time as the community's legal formation. The initial cost of construction was $20,000.<ref>Trowbridge, W. P. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=IllYAAAAYAAJ&q=Tremont&pg=RA4-PA192 Statistics of Power and Machinery Employed in Manufactures: Reports on the Water-power of the United States]'', Part II, p. 192. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1887.</ref><ref>Baker, Moses Nelson. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=vZUJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA278 The Manual of American Water-works]'', Vol. 2, pp. 278-279. New York, New York: Engineering News, 1889.</ref>

Four years later, Bechtel established the Tremont Water and Gas Company. Construction on Bechtel's water works system was then completed in December 1874.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/13776456/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjEzNzc2NDU2LCJpYXQiOjE2NzUwMzI1MTQsImV4cCI6MTY3NTExODkxNH0.jU38ykCGEcbJpKGqOF9FvfJTvz3ZeE2EFhnmq1-kpDo Brevities]." Lebanon, Pennsylvania: ''Lebanon Daily News'', December 14, 1874, p. 4 (subscription required).</ref>

The community also supported two newspapers: the ''Tremont News'' and the ''West Schuylkill Press'', the latter of which was established and operated by S. C. Kirk until 1884, when he transferred editorial control to John A. Bechtel.<ref name="Henning, pp. 315-316"/>

==Geography==
Tremont is located at {{coord|40|37|48|N|76|23|23|W|type:city}} (40.630052, -76.389677).<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|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1870= 1709
|1880= 1785
|1890= 2064
|1900= 1947
|1910= 2067
|1920= 2015
|1930= 2304
|1940= 2314
|1950= 2102
|1960= 1893
|1970= 1833
|1980= 1796
|1990= 1814
|2000= 1784
|2010= 1752
|2020= 1672
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1674
|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>
}}
At the time of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], there were one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four people, six hundred and ninety-five households and four hundred and forty-two families living in the borough.

The population density was {{convert|2,305.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were seven hundred and forty-nine housing units at an average density of {{convert|968.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 98.99% White, 0.39% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.06%.<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 the six hundred and ninety-five households, 26.8% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 30.5% of households were one person and 17.6% were one person aged sixty-five or older.

The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.95.

The age distribution was 20.5% under the age of eighteen, 7.6% from eighteen to twenty-four, 24.4% from twenty-five to forty-four, 23.3% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 24.3% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was forty-three years.

For every one hundred females, there were 86.0 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen and over, there were 82.2 males.

The median household income was $30,167 and the median family income was $35,326. Males had a median income of $31,542 compared with that of $20,395 for females.

The per capita income for the borough was $14,698.

Roughly 9.5% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.5% of those who were aged sixty-five or over.

==Education==
The school district is [[Pine Grove Area School District]]<!--UNI 19140-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42107_schuylkill/DC20SD_C42107.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Schuylkill County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-14}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42107_schuylkill/DC20SD_C42107_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1844]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1866 establishments in Pennsylvania]]