Mapleton, Pennsylvania

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Borough in Pennsylvania, US

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::summary Borough in Pennsylvania, US ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
official_name	Mapleton, Pennsylvania
settlement_type	Borough
image_skyline	H.O. Andrews Feed Mill 2.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	H.O. Andrews Feed Mill on Main Street
image_map	File:Huntingdon County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Mapleton Highlighted.svg
map_caption	Location of Mapleton in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
pushpin_map	Pennsylvania#USA
pushpin_label	Mapleton
pushpin_label_position	top
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Huntingdon
government_type	Borough Council
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Bonnie Cramer
established_title	Settled
established_title1	Incorporated
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	0.50
area_land_km2	0.47
area_water_km2	0.02
area_total_sq_mi	0.19
area_land_sq_mi	0.18
area_water_sq_mi	0.01
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	418
population_density_km2	882.32
population_density_sq_mi	2284.15
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	594
postal_code_type	Zip code
postal_code	17052
area_code	814
website	http://www.mapleton-pa.com/index.htm
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	42-47248
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1215271
footnotes	Local phone exchanges: 542, 543
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History

Mapleton was founded when the Pennsylvania Railroad was extended to that point. The community was named for a grove of maple trees near the original town site.

The H.O. Andrews Feed Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Geography

Mapleton is located in east-central Huntingdon County on the south bank of the Juniata River at the west entrance of that river's water gap through Jacks Mountain. Pennsylvania Route 655 passes through the center of the borough, leading south 14 mi to Saltillo and north 2 mi to U.S. Route 22. US 22 leads east 4 mi to Mount Union and northwest 8 mi to Huntingdon, the county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mapleton has a total area of 0.5 km2, of which 0.02 km2, or 4.40%, are water.

Demographics

|align=left |1870= 389 |1880= 444 |1890= 715 |1900= 612 |1910= 752 |1920= 802 |1930= 894 |1940= 803 |1950= 742 |1960= 666 |1970= 661 |1980= 591 |1990= 529 |2000= 470 |2010= 439 |2020= 418 |footnote=Sources: As of the census of 2000, there were 473 people, 191 households, and 135 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,173.1 PD/sqmi. There were 201 housing units at an average density of 923.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.67% White, 0.42% African American, 0.21% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population.

There were 191 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $35,556 versus $19,286 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,431. About 12.6% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

"ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
{{GNIS. 1215271
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Mapleton borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau.
Espenshade, Abraham Howry. (1925). "Pennsylvania Place Names". Evangelical Press.
{{NRISref
"Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". U.S. Census Bureau.
"Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.

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