Editing Wattsburg, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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| name                   = Wattsburg, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type        = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
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| area_code              = [[Area code 814|814]]
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'''Wattsburg''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 352 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=July 24, 2022}}</ref> It is part of the [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Incorporated in 1833, Wattsburg was once a thriving [[stagecoach]] center.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}

==Geography==
Wattsburg is located in eastern Erie County at {{coord|42|0|10|N|79|48|34|W|type:city}} (42.002903, -79.809321).<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> It is bordered to the west, north, and east by [[Venango Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania|Venango Township]], and to the south by [[Amity Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania|Amity Township]]. The [[New York (state)|New York]] state border is {{convert|2.5|mi}} to the east.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 3.72%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4281648| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wattsburg borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=March 17, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055818/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4281648| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> Wattsburg is at the junction of [[French Creek (Allegheny River)|French Creek]] with its West Branch. The borough is in the [[Allegheny River]] watershed.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1840= 131
|1850= 227
|1860= 329
|1870= 286
|1880= 389
|1890= 382
|1900= 351
|1910= 283
|1920= 232
|1930= 256
|1940= 290
|1950= 343
|1960= 401
|1970= 453
|1980= 513
|1990= 486
|2000= 378
|2010= 403
|2020= 352
|estyear=2021
|estimate=349
|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>
}}
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 378 people, 148 households, and 97 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,160.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 166 housing units at an average density of {{convert|509.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 148 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $29,250 versus $25,156 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $14,830. About 17.6% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 51.4% of those age 65 or over.

== See also ==
* [[WERI (FM)]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.wattsburg.org Wattsburg Area School District]

{{Erie County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1828]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Erie County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1833 establishments in Pennsylvania]]