Emsworth, Pennsylvania

Geography

Emsworth is located at (40.512318, -80.095577).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 sqmi, of which 0.6 sqmi is land and 0.1 sqmi, or 16.18%, is water.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Emsworth has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Emsworth was 102 F on July 15, 1995 and August 13, 1995, while the coldest temperature recorded was -13 F on January 21, 1994.

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Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods

Emsworth has two land borders, with Kilbuck Township from the west to the east and Ben Avon to the southeast. Across the Ohio River's main channel, Emsworth runs adjacent with Neville Township.

Demographics

At the 2000 census, there were 2,598 people in 1,153 households, including 642 families, in the borough. The population density was 4,519.1 PD/sqmi. There were 1,228 housing units at an average density of 2,136.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the borough was 94.42% White, 3.58% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42%.

There were 1,153 households, 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.3% were non-families. 38.7% of households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.94.

The age distribution was 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median household income was $39,028 and the median family income was $50,333. Males had a median income of $39,702 versus $24,224 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,471. About 2.9% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Council members

• [2017–2019] Democrats: 1 (Lenz), Republicans: 0, Unknown: 4 (Petoski, Kenderski, Rumph, Lang)

Notable people

• Michael Fincke (born in Pittsburgh, but considers Emsworth his hometown)

References

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