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Oswayo, Pennsylvania

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Potter

Incorporated (borough)
  
1901

Area
  
2.8 km²

Zip code
  
16915

Population
  
141 (2013)

State
  
Pennsylvania

Settled
  
1820

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST)

Founded
  
1901

Local time
  
Monday 2:36 PM

Area code
  
814

Oswayo, Pennsylvania

Weather
  
14°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 70% Humidity

Oswayo is a borough in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 159 at the 2000 census.

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Map of Oswayo, PA, USA

Geography

Oswayo is located at 41°55′16″N 78°1′5″W (41.921171, -78.018160).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 159 people, 52 households, and 42 families residing in the borough. The population density was 144.0 people per square mile (55.8/km²). There were 71 housing units at an average density of 64.3 per square mile (24.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.37% White and 0.63% Native American.

There were 52 households, out of which 44.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.2% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.48.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $30,625. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $12,018. About 14.3% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.5% of those sixty five or over.

References

Oswayo, Pennsylvania Wikipedia