Editing Wesleyville, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{redirect|Wesleyville|the village in Canada|Wesleyville, Newfoundland and Labrador}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Wesleyville, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type          = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
| image_skyline            = Wesleyville Pennsylvania Buffalo Road 2010.jpg
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| image_caption            = Buffalo Road ([[US 20 (PA)|US 20]]) through Wesleyville
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| image_map                = Erie County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Wesleyville highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 260px
| map_caption              = Location in [[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie County]] and the U.S. state of [[Pennsylvania]].
| coordinates              = {{coord|42|8|13|N|80|0|45|W|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2        = County
| subdivision_name2        = [[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie]]
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| leader_title             = Mayor
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{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_km2           = 1.37
| area_land_km2            = 1.37
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
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| elevation_ft             = 723
| population_footnotes     = <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>
| population_total         = 3229 {{decrease}}
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_km2   = 2271.27
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| 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              = 16510
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| area_code                = 814
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| website                  = {{URL|wesleyvilleborough.com}}
| pop_est_as_of            = 2021
| pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
| population_est           = 3196
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 42-82344
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.53
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.53
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| population_density_sq_mi = 5881.13
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'''Wesleyville''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 3,229 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]],<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> down from 3,341 in 2010. It is part of the [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Wesleyville is located at {{coord|42|8|13|N|80|0|45|W|type:city}} (42.137056, -80.012392).<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 by the city of [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]], to the north by [[Lawrence Park Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania|Lawrence Park Township]], and to the east and south by [[Harborcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania|Harborcreek Township]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.37|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4282344| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wesleyville borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=March 17, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213081803/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4282344| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Fourmile Creek (Pennsylvania)|Fourmile Creek]], a tributary of [[Lake Erie]], forms the eastern border of the borough.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1920= 1457
|1930= 2854
|1940= 2918
|1950= 3411
|1960= 3534
|1970= 3920
|1980= 3998
|1990= 3655
|2000= 3617
|2010= 3341
|2020= 3229
|estyear=2021
|estimate=3196
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{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=11 December 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 name=CensusPopEst>{{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=11 December 2013}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,617 people, 1,441 households, and 938 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|6,765.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,512 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,828.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 96.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.50% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.69% of the population.

There were 1,441 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% 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 24.3% under the age of 18, 13.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,144, and the median income for a family was $42,694. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $23,971 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $15,644. About 7.3% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://wesleyvilleborough.com Borough of Wesleyville official website]

{{Erie County, Pennsylvania}}

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