Shippingport, Pennsylvania

For the abandoned settlement in Kentucky, see Shippingport, Kentucky.

Shippingport, Pennsylvania
Borough
Cooling towers at the Bruce Mansfield Coal Power Station
Location in Beaver County and state of Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Beaver
Incorporated	1910
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area
• Total	3.7 sq mi (9.5 km2)
• Land	3.3 sq mi (8.6 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation	741 ft (226 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	214
• Density	64/sq mi (24.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code	15077
Area code	724
Website	shippingportpa.com

Shippingport is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Ohio River. The population was 214 at the 2010 census, less than half the town's population in 1940.

Nuclear power plant

Shippingport Atomic Power Station

Shippingport is the site of the United States's first commercial nuclear power plant, the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, which began operation in 1957. Although the original Shippingport reactor was decommissioned in 1982, the Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station remains in operation.

Geography

Shippingport is located in west-central Beaver County at 40°37′25″N 80°25′29″W (40.623594, -80.424691), on the south side of the Ohio River. It is bordered to the southwest by Greene Township and to the southeast by Raccoon Township. To the north, across the Ohio River, are the boroughs of Industry (north) and Midland (northwest). The Shippingport Bridge carries Pennsylvania Route 168 across the river into Industry.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Shippingport has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²), of which 3.3 square miles (8.6 km²) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km²), or 9.65%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	299		—
1930	317		6.0%
1940	441		39.1%
1950	408		−7.5%
1960	383		−6.1%
1970	328		−14.4%
1980	255		−22.3%
1990	227		−11.0%
2000	237		4.4%
2010	214		−9.7%
2015 (est.)	211		−1.4%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 237 people, 89 households, and 63 families residing in the borough. The population density was 72.2 people per square mile (27.9/km²). There were 95 housing units at an average density of 29.0 per square mile (11.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White.

There were 89 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,333, and the median income for a family was $34,861. Males had a median income of $27,159 versus $15,938 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $13,759. About 7.0% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

See also

• List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

External links

• Borough website