Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
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Saxonburg is a borough located in Butler County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 1,629.
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Geography
Saxonburg is located at 40°45'15" North, 79°48'56" West (40.754040, -79.815619)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 1,629 people, 655 households, and 391 families residing in the borough. The population density is 714.7/km² (1,852.8/mi²). There are 713 housing units at an average density of 312.8/km² (811.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 99.32% White, 0.25% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.12% from two or more races. 1.53% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 655 households out of which 22.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% are married couples living together, 10.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% are non-families. 35.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.13 and the average family size is 2.75.
In the borough the population is spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 34.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 50 years. For every 100 females there are 72.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 69.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough is $32,159, and the median income for a family is $41,875. Males have a median income of $37,500 versus $24,135 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $21,931. 9.6% of the population and 7.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 13.6% of those under the age of 18 and 8.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
History
Saxonburg was founded in 1832 by John Roebling, who is known for the invention of wire rope and the design of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Roebling had set out with his brother Karl and a group of pioneers from Germany in 1831 to flee the general unrest and oppression in Europe that was the hallmark of the Napoleonic Era. The two men, along with a handful of the people who accompanied them on the trans-Atlantic journey secured 1582 acres (6.4 km²) of land on October 28, 1831 from Mrs. Sarah Collins. (Historic Saxonburg and Its Neighbors, Ralph Goldinger, ISBN 1-55856-043-2)
External links
- Everything2 writeup (http://everything2.org/index.pl?node_id=1391171)