Editing Weatherly, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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| name                   = Weatherly, Pennsylvania
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| leader_name            = Paul J. Hadzick
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| population_total       = 2541
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'''Weatherly''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania]], United States.  It is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]] and is located {{convert|12|mi}} northwest of [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania|Jim Thorpe]] and {{convert|28|mi}} south of [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]].

The population was 2,525 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4281856| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Weatherly borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 3, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150404114751/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4281856| archive-date=April 4, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
{{unreferenced section|date=October 2021}}
Originally called "Black Creek", it received a name change to "Weatherly" in 1848. Clock-maker David Weatherly, also an executive of the Beaver Meadow Railroad, made an agreement with the town that he would build them a clock if they would rename the town "Weatherly". They changed the name of the town to Weatherly, however David Weatherly returned to [[Philadelphia]] to be treated for cancer and died before he could build the promised clock. Charles and Eurana Schwab funded the clock that was built into the clock tower on top of the town's school, but the town kept the name Weatherly. Early in the twentieth century, there were silk mills, foundries, a candy factory, a fabricating plant, and a cigar factory. In 1900, 2,471 people lived there, and in 1910, the population was 2,501.

==Geography==
Weatherly is located in northwestern Carbon County at {{coord|40|56|25|N|75|49|36|W|type:city}} (40.940257, -75.826722).<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 situated at an elevation of {{convert|1100|ft}} above sea level in the [[Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians|Ridge-and-Valley Province]] of the [[Appalachian Mountains]], between Spring Mountain and Round Head Mountain to the north and Broad Mountain to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|7.72|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 1076
|1880= 1977
|1890= 2961
|1900= 2471
|1910= 2501
|1920= 2356
|1930= 2531
|1940= 2754
|1950= 2622
|1960= 2591
|1970= 2554
|1980= 2891
|1990= 2640
|2000= 2612
|2010= 2525
|2020= 2541
|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 2,612 people, 931 households, and 679 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|866.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,033 housing units at an average density of {{convert|342.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.69% of the population.

The most common ancestries in Weatherly are [[Italians|Italian]] (25.2%), [[Polish people|Polish]] (15.8%), [[Germans|German]] (12.4%), [[Irish people|Irish]] (10.9%), and [[Slovaks|Slovak]] (5.5%)

There were 931 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $38,219, and the median income for a family was $43,047. Males had a median income of $32,679 versus $21,607 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $16,192. About 8.7% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
[[File:2022-08-08 12 54 29 View southwest along Hudsondale Street at Yeakle Street in Weatherly, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|Hudsondale Street in Summit Hill]]
As of 2007, there were {{convert|14.58|mi}} of public roads in Weatherly, of which {{convert|4.33|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|10.25|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/13410.pdf|title=Weatherly Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 17, 2023}}</ref>

No numbered highways pass through Weatherly. Main thoroughfares in the borough include Hudsondale Street, Main Street, Plane Street and Hill Street. The closest numbered highway is [[Pennsylvania Route 93]].

==Education==
The [[Weatherly Area School District]] serves about 800 students. The elementary and middle schools share one building, while the high school is located just across the street. The Weatherly Area High School has been used since 1991, when, after 90 years, the Mrs. C.M. Schwab school was closed to the public.

==Notable residents==
* [[Roland W. Brown]], botanist and geologist
* [[Justin McCarthy (artist)|Justin McCarthy]], painter
* [[Elmer Warner]], politician
* [[Thomas Welsh (bishop)|Thomas Jerome Welsh]], bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] from 1974 to 1997

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:Weatherly PA Presby PHS634.jpg|Presbyterian church, Schwab School and Civil War Memorial on an old postcard
File:Weatherly, PA municipal building (2), Sept. 2023.jpg|Borough hall
File:USPO Weatherly PA 18255.jpg|Post Office
File:The Weatherly House 3.png|Late 1800s House in Weatherly, PA
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official website|http://www.weatherlypa.gov}}

{{Carbon County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1863]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Carbon County, Pennsylvania]]