Country United States County Clearfield Incorporated 1895 Elevation 421 m Local time Saturday 8:58 AM Area code 814 | State Pennsylvania Settled 1840 Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Zip code 16692 Population 391 (2013) | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 90% Humidity Area 6.993 km² (6.993 km² Land / 10 ha Water) | ||
Westover is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 390 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Westover, PA, USA
Geography
Westover is located in southern Clearfield County at 40°45′4″N 78°40′20″W (40.751017, -78.672239), in the valley of Chest Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River. The borough's southern border is the northern boundary of Cambria County. Pennsylvania Route 36 passes through the borough, leading north 7 miles (11 km) to Newburg and south 10 miles (16 km) to Patton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Westover has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km2), of which 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 1.95%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 458 people, 169 households, and 123 families residing in the borough. The population density was 166.7 people per square mile (64.3/km²). There were 182 housing units at an average density of 66.3 per square mile (25.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.91% White, 0.44% Asian, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.
There were 169 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $21,691, and the median income for a family was $26,786. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $17,750 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $10,866. About 15.5% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.