Casselman, Pennsylvania
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Casselman is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Population
[edit]The population was 100 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">Template:Cite web</ref> Casselman is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
[edit]The final section of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line between Pittsburgh and Cumberland was completed on the afternoon of April 10, 1871, with the final rail being laid near Forge Bridge,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> which became a small station just west of Casselman.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography
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Casselman is at Template:Coord (39.885828, -79.209148).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.
Casselman sits on the bank of the Casselman River, along the far eastern tip of Upper Turkeyfoot Township. The accompanying map shows the area that later became the borough of Casselman, around the capital "T" in the "OOT". Mineral Point to the northeast is an earlier name for Rockwood.
Demographics
[edit]Template:US Census population At the 2000 census there were 99 people, 40 households, and 33 families living in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 46 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White.<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> Of the 40 households 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 15.0% of households were one person and 15.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.67.
The age distribution was 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.
The median household income was $30,000 and the median family income was $38,750. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $41,250 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $13,543. There were 14.7% of families and 15.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 9.1% of under eighteens and 53.8% of those over 64.