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Country
  
United States

County
  
Beaver

Incorporated
  
1854

Elevation
  
223 m

Founded
  
1854

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:30 AM

State
  
Pennsylvania

Settled
  
1836

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Area
  
30 ha

Population
  
60 (2013)

Area code
  
724

Glasgow, Pennsylvania

Weather
  
-4°C, Wind NW at 27 km/h, 76% Humidity

Glasgow is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 60 at the 2010 census.

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Map of Glasgow, PA, USA

The borough was named after Glasgow, in Scotland.

Geography

Glasgow is located at 40°38′42″N 80°30′31″W (40.645093, -80.508614).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), of which, 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (38.46%) is water. The town is referred to as Smith's Ferry by locals because a ferry used to connect the town with Georgetown on the other side of the Ohio River.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 63 people, 27 households, and 17 families residing in the borough. The population density was 778.4 people per square mile (304.1/km²). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 345.9 per square mile (135.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.41% White, and 1.59% from two or more races.

There were 27 households, out of which 18.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 14.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 14.3% from 45 to 64, and 30.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 117.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,500, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $15,625 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,989. There were 12.5% of families and 12.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 7.7% of those over 64.

References

Glasgow, Pennsylvania Wikipedia