Smithton, Pennsylvania
Smithton is a borough in
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania,
United States. The population was 444 at the 2000 census.
Smithton is located at (40.153985, -79.740531).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3
km² (0.1
mi²), all land.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 444 people, 188 households, and 124 families residing in the borough. The
population density was 1,428.6/km² (3,858.5/mi²). There were 208 housing units at an average density of 669.2/km² (1,807.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.10%
White, 0.23%
Native American, and 0.68% from two or more races.
There were 188 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were
married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the borough the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $28,854, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $23,056 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $16,715. About 7.1% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
