Brockway, Pennsylvania
Brockway, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
 downtown Brockway | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Jefferson |
| Settled | 1822 |
| Incorporated | 1883 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,499 ft (457 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,182 |
| • Density | 1,879.5/sq mi (725.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 15824 |
| Area code | 814 |
Brockway is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,182 at the 2000 census. It was originally named Brockwayville, for the pioneer Brockway family. It was later shortened to Brockway.
History
Brockway was originally called Brockwayville, and under the latter name was founded in laid out in 1836.[1] The borough was named for Alonzo and James S. Brockway, who came to the site in 1822.[1] A post office called Brockwayville was established in 1829, and the name of the post office was changed to Brockway in 1925.[2]
The Brockwayville Passenger Depot, Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[3]
2013 State Police Shooting
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On Thursday, September 26, 2013, two Pennsylvania State Police Troopers were serving a warrant to a resident just outside of Brockway around 2:30 PM on Cemetery Road. When the troopers knocked on the door, they were answered with gunshots. One trooper was hit in the neck and chest but pulled to safety by the other trooper. The injured trooper was life flighted to UPMC Altoona, listed in critical condition.[4]
The suspect retreated to his home while multiple police agencies from the surrounding area responded to the scene. He barricaded himself inside and kept police forces on scene overnight. The CERT team was on scene to provide assistance, as well as multiple Pennsylvania State Police helicopters which circled the area in case the suspect tried to flee his house. It is believed but not confirmed that officers couldn't storm the house because the suspect was threatening to blow up a meth lab inside his residence.
Both the schools in the Brockway Area School District were locked down and no students were permitted to leave the buildings. The lockdown began shortly after the shooting and lasted until 6:00 PM that evening. The school is located roughly two miles away from the scene. The police also asked that all residents remained inside, as this situation was still labeled as an active shooter over night.[5] The wounded officer was eventually life flighted a second time to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where he is in a stable, but critical condition.
The standoff ended on Friday morning, September 27, 2013. A news conference was held at 10:30 AM on the 27th from the DuBois State Police Barracks.[6] Officials announced that the suspect was killed in the early morning standoff which lasted 11 hours. The suspect was 60-year-old Kenneth Lees, Sr. Officers tried multiple times to contact and reason with Lees, but they were all unsuccessful. Around 1 AM, police forces entered Lees' home to find that he was dead due a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[7]
Lees' son was also involved in an overnight chase with officers. Police wanted to contact the son to help talk with Kenneth, but when they attempted to pull over the vehicle, he fled. Officers were led on a 25-mile chase that ended with him fleeing through the woods. One officer was injured in the endeavor but officers did eventually catch up with the man who is now in jail under charges of fleeing from police and aggravated assault.[7]
Geography
Brockway is located at 41°14′52″N 78°47′29″W / 41.24778°N 78.79139°W (41.247839, -78.791270).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 360 | — | |
| 1890 | 929 | 158.1% | |
| 1900 | 1,777 | 91.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,898 | 6.8% | |
| 1920 | 2,369 | 24.8% | |
| 1930 | 2,690 | 13.6% | |
| 1940 | 2,709 | 0.7% | |
| 1950 | 2,650 | −2.2% | |
| 1960 | 2,563 | −3.3% | |
| 1970 | 2,529 | −1.3% | |
| 1980 | 2,376 | −6.0% | |
| 1990 | 2,207 | −7.1% | |
| 2000 | 2,182 | −1.1% | |
| 2010 | 2,072 | −5.0% | |
| 2014 (est.) | 2,048 | [9] | −1.2% |
| Sources:[10][11][12] | |||
As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 2,182 people, 911 households, and 584 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,879.5 people per square mile (726.3/km²). There were 994 housing units at an average density of 856.2 per square mile (330.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.68% White, 0.05% Native American, 0.18% Asian, and 0.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.09% of the population.
There were 911 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $34,556, and the median income for a family was $41,278. Males had a median income of $34,950 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,303. About 5.7% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.
Public services
Education
Notable people
Brockway is the hometown of Joe Scarnati, the current President Pro Tempore of the State Senate.
Brockway is the birthplace of Andrew Thomas Kearney, founder of the management consulting firm A.T. Kearney and winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[13]
Brockway is also the hometown of Kevin Benson, meteorologist for WPXI, Channel 11 News, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[14]
Brockway is also the hometown of Kevin Benson, meteorologist for WPXI, Channel 11 News, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[15]
Additionally, Brockway is the birthplace of Dr. Jerry Ben Fiddler, a Professor Emeritus at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Fiddler also taught at the Urban Center of the State University of New York, in Buffalo, as well as at, the State University of New York at Buffalo. Additionally, he served as a Mediator for the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as an Administrative Law Judge for the Department of Labor and Industry of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Dr. Fiddler studied at Clarion
University of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State University, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, the State University of New York at Buffalo (from which he earned his master's degree, and his doctorate, and he did
post-doctoral study at the Justice Center of Atlanta, Georgia, at which he developed skills as a Professional Mediator, and as an
Administrative Law Judge.
During his lengthy career at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Fiddler taught twenty-five undergraduate courses, as well as twenty-five
graduate courses, both types in a variety of academic areas. He also
served as an academic advisor for hundreds of undergraduate students, and for both numerous master's degree students, as well as, a number of doctoral students. Working in those capacities, he guided dozens of Master's Degree theses, as well as a number of doctoral dissertations. During the early part of his tenure at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, he was elected and served as the President of the Keystone State Reading Association, Pennsylvania's state version of that entity, and, later, he served four terms of office (two as a member, and two as the President) of the Professional Standards and Ethics Committee of the International Reading
Association. Both as a Professional Mediator, and as an Administrative Law Judge, he worked professionally across the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, solving issues between parents and guardians of children and youth with disabilities, as well as performing Administrative law functions between adult clients with disabilities, and the Pennsylvania Bureau of Rehabilitation for Clients with Disabilities.
Dr. Fiddler also lectured, and made other presentations, across a number of states in the United States, during his many years of professional responsibilities.
Eustace L. Brockway, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, was born in what was then Brockwayville.
References
- ^ a b McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 451.
- ^ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/features/stories/updated-trooper-critical-condition-after-jefferson-county-shooting-652.shtml
- ^ http://www.wearecentralpa.com/story/trooper-shot-in-brockway-jefferson-county/d/story/5p4ToWvb3kKx-h3CmTtqdw
- ^ http://www.wearecentralpa.com/story/update-active-shooter-standoff-comes-to-an-end/d/story/b-OnZ_YvmkWizI0LumVwiA
- ^ a b http://www.wearecentralpa.com/story/police-release-details-in-trooper-shooting-standoff/d/story/yhvM6NeDPkqsDmI0FMGP1g
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=sOyPumbw0poC&pg=PA293&lpg=PA293&dq=andrew+thomas+kearney&source=bl&ots=RzdBEcLdhM&sig=I9IMF3WYe8yPRc5oX8QxSoBp24g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=P_qNVNnLMKTIsASnwYDICw&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ^ "Kevin Benson: WPXI, weekend morning co-anchor, weekend evening weathercaster". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. February 9, 2003. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ {{cite news| title = Kevin Benson: WPXI, weekend morning co-anchor, weekend evening weathercaster | newspaper =Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date =February 9, 2003 | url =http://old.post-gazette.com/tv/20021017owen1017fnp1.asp%7Carchivedate=August 25, 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6ABNNjC2t | accessdate = August 25, 2012}}
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