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{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}} {{use mdy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania | settlement_type = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]] | image_skyline = Vanderbilt Pa 2011.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Main Street | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | etymology = [[Cornelius Vanderbilt]] | nickname = | motto = | image_map = File:Fayette County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Vanderbilt Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Vanderbilt in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. | pushpin_map = Pennsylvania#USA | pushpin_label = Vanderbilt | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Pennsylvania | coordinates = {{coord|40|2|3|N|79|39|50|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]] | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Fayette]] | established_title = Established | established_date = 1903 | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Cindy Morris | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref>{{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 = 0.18 | area_land_sq_mi = 0.18 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_rural_sq_mi = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_ft = 960 | population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020β2021 |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 24, 2022}}</ref> | population_total = 414 {{decrease}} | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_density_sq_mi = 2459.02 | population_demonym = | population_note = | 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 = 15486 | area_code_type = | area_code = [[Area code 724|724]] | blank_name_sec1 = | blank_info_sec1 = | website = |pop_est_as_of = 2021 |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> |population_est = 408 |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS]] code |blank_info = 42-79768 |area_total_km2 = 0.47 |area_land_km2 = 0.47 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |population_density_km2 = 951.35 }} '''Vanderbilt''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 414 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> a decline from the figure of 476 tabulated in 2010.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4279768| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Vanderbilt borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=July 8, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213061902/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4279768| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The town is named for the railroad tycoon [[Cornelius Vanderbilt]] and is served by the [[Connellsville Area School District]]. ==Geography== Vanderbilt is located in northern Fayette County at {{coord|40|2|3|N|79|39|50|W|type:city}} (40.034078, β79.663825).<ref>{{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|0.454|km2|order=flip|2}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1910= 1198 |1920= 1183 |1930= 994 |1940= 1063 |1950= 937 |1960= 826 |1970= 755 |1980= 689 |1990= 545 |2000= 553 |2010= 476 |2020= 414 |estyear=2021 |estimate=408 |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=2008-01-31|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|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|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> }} As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 553 people, 222 households, and 150 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,995.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 234 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,267.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 96.56% White and 3.44% African American. There were 222 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.07. In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $39,306. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $14,045. About 9.4% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over. ==Mine fire== Vanderbilt is the site of a [[mine fire]], which, unlike the one in [[Centralia, Pennsylvania]], has had comparably little impact on the borough.<ref>{{cite news |last=Forys |first=Marsha |date=September 19, 2005 |title=Fayette residents seek end to mine fire |url=https://archive.triblive.com/news/fayette-residents-seek-end-to-mine-fire/ |work=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]] |access-date=March 15, 2021 |ref=none}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Glover |first=Lynne |date=May 3, 1998 |title=Burning Beneath the Surface |url=http://www.offroaders.com/album/centralia/articles/burning.htm |work=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]] |access-date=March 15, 2021 |ref=none}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Fayette County, Pennsylvania}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Populated places established in 1903]] [[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]] [[Category:Boroughs in Fayette County, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:1903 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
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