Editing Vintondale, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Vintondale''' is a borough in [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of the [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 414 as of the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4280288| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Vintondale borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 19, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150319150756/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4280288| archive-date=March 19, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
Vintondale was founded by [[Warren Delano IV]], maternal uncle of President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] in 1892. He was a property owner and mayor of the town. The town was described as "wild and wooly" upon its founding. The Vinton Colliery Company operated in the town and ran 6 mines, 152 coke ovens, and one of the first long wall mining operations within the U.S. It was the scene of many clashes between company guard and union organizers. Significantly, during a 1922 strike, New York lawyer for the then fledgling [[American Civil Liberties Union]], [[Arthur Garfield Hays|Arthur Garfield Hayes]] was imprisoned in the towns small jail with only one cell for 30 minutes for trespassing on company property -the staircase outside the company store. He was released on bail.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Weber|first=Denise Dusza|title=Vintondale|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2008}}</ref>

To the north of town, the old [[Eliza Furnace]] sits on the [[Ghost Town Trail]]. At its peak the furnace produced about 1,080 tons of iron annually, employed over 90 men and boys, and used 45 mules. The furnace was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1991.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Vintondale is located on the western border of Cambria County at {{coord|40|28|42|N|78|54|51|W|type:city}} (40.478370, -78.914097),<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> along the South Branch of [[Blacklick Creek (Pennsylvania)|Blacklick Creek]]. It is at the approximate midpoint of the [[Ghost Town Trail]], a [[rail trail]] extending through Cambria and [[Indiana County, Pennsylvania|Indiana]] counties.

Vintondale is {{convert|13|mi}} west of [[Ebensburg, Pennsylvania|Ebensburg]], the Cambria County seat, {{convert|14|mi}} north of the city of [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]], and {{convert|21|mi}} southeast of the borough of [[Indiana, Pennsylvania|Indiana]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Vintondale has a total area of {{convert|1.26|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|1.22|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.04|km2|disp=flip|2}}, or 3.49%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Landscape art==
Vintondale is the home of Litmus Gardens, an environmental art project.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Litmus Gardens, Vintondale |format=photo gallery |url=http://www.time.com/time/innovators/design/gallery_bargmann2.html |access-date=2008-11-10 |magazine=Time |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626065821/http://www.time.com/time/innovators/design/gallery_bargmann2.html |archive-date=June 26, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ecological Restoration |url=http://ecologicalrestoration.info/gallery3.asp |access-date=2008-11-10}}</ref> As well, landscape architect [[Julie Bargmann]] collaborated with various artists, historians, hydrologist, and members of the local community to reconstruct Vintondale, Pennsylvania's [[acid mine drainage]] into [[Vintondale Reclamation Park]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Emily Wong |title=Daylighting: D.I.R.T. Studio |url=https://assemblepapers.com.au/2016/07/22/daylighting-d-i-r-t-studio/ |website=assemblepapers.com |access-date=January 14, 2020 |date=July 22, 2016}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 1410
|1920= 2053
|1930= 1658
|1940= 1516
|1950= 1185
|1960= 938
|1970= 812
|1980= 697
|1990= 582
|2000= 528
|2010= 414
|2020= 412
|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>
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As of the [[census]]<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 2000, there were 528 people, 210 households, and 145 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,143.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 231 housing units at an average density of {{convert|500.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 210 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $22,386, and the median income for a family was $34,688. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $11,908 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $11,689. About 9.4% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1907]]
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[[Category:Boroughs in Cambria County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Company towns in Pennsylvania]]