Editing Ulysses, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{about|the borough|the surrounding township|Ulysses Township, Pennsylvania}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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'''Ulysses''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 600 at 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=17 July 2022}}</ref>  The borough is located in a rural farming and forested area in north central Pennsylvania, which is known as the [[Pennsylvania Wilds]].   It also stands in the middle of the [[Eastern Continental Divide|Triple Continental Divide]].  In 2019 the borough celebrated its [[sesquicentennial]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kines|first=Halie|title=Ulysses to celebrate its sesquicentennial|url=http://www.tiogapublishing.com/potter_leader_enterprise/ulysses-to-celebrate-its-sesquicentennial/article_62ff6e45-9cf5-5caf-bcfd-b854a1bae542.html|access-date=2020-06-13|website=Tioga Publishing|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
When it was first settled in 1831, Ulysses was named Lewisville after Orange Lewis, an early settler and prominent [[farmer]] who later became [[justice of the peace]] and county [[treasurer]]. But the [[post office]] and [[newspaper]] had always called the town Ulysses, and eventually, in 1968, the town itself was officially renamed Ulysses.<ref name="Lewisville">{{cite web |url = http://www.visitpottercounty.com/static/index.cfm?contentID=69 |title = Ulysses |access-date =2007-05-07 |author = C. Paul Keller |publisher = Potter County Visitor's Association}}</ref>

==Geography==
Ulysses is located at {{Coord|41|54|10|N|77|45|40|W|type:city}} (41.902838, -77.761017).<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|4.0|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 226
|1880= 365
|1890= 459
|1900= 619
|1910= 579
|1920= 526
|1930= 514
|1940= 488
|1950= 495
|1960= 590
|1970= 590
|1980= 654
|1990= 653
|2000= 684
|2010= 621
|2020= 600
|estyear=2021
|estimate=598
|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 [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 684 people, 268 households, and 183 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|170.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 296 housing units at an average density of {{convert|73.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 98.68% White, 0.73% Native American, 0.15% Pacific Islander, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58%.<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>

There were 268 households, 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.5% of households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.

The median household income was $23,971 and the median family income  was $27,813. Males had a median income of $27,292 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $11,602. About 25.6% of families and 34.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 56.3% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

== White supremacist and neo-Nazi presence ==
In the early 20th century, the [[Ku Klux Klan]] arrived, giving the town its continuing presence of [[white supremacist]]s and national significance.<ref name="WaPo"/>

The borough has caught media attention in recent years<ref name="WaPo">{{cite news|last=Pogrund|first=Gabriel|date=July 28, 2018|title=How white supremacists split a quiet Rust Belt town|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-white-supremacists-split-a-quiet-rust-belt-town/2018/07/28/15a7e414-85df-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html|access-date=July 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|date=2019-07-06|title=Swastika flags and bomb plots: Is this small US town a haven for neo-Nazis?|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-07/potter-county-residents-decry-the-neo-nazi-next-door/11243672|access-date=2020-06-12|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}}</ref> for a local group's involvement in [[white supremacy]] and its practice of [[Odinism]].

In the 1990s, [[August Kreis III]] moved to town and established the national headquarters of the [[Aryan Nations]]. He organized the "World Aryan Congress" meeting of [[neo-Nazi]]s, [[skinhead]]s and Klan members held in the borough in the 2000s.<ref name="WaPo"/>

A local [[neo-Nazi]] and member of the [[National Socialist Movement (United States)|National Socialist Movement]], Daniel Burnside, has a Hitler-themed house in the town and has held meetings and demonstrations locally.

Speaking in 2019 about Burnside, the president of the Borough Council said "There are some people here that are genuinely scared. I think he thrives on that because that gives him a sense of power and control over something in his life. But most of us, I don't want to say we are scared."

Six members of an [[Aryan Strike Force]] cell, who were arrested for plotting a suicide bombing of an "anti-racism" protest, had held weapons training in Ulysses in 2018.<ref name="WaPo"/>

Some local authorities and citizens have resisted, and opposed any involvement in the group's activities.<ref name="auto"/>

==References==
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{{Potter County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1831]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Potter County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1872 establishments in Pennsylvania]]