Stockdale, Pennsylvania

Stockdale
Borough
Bow St and Mulberry Way looking northeast
Location of Stockdale in Washington County
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Washington
Established	1891
Government
• Mayor	Barbara A. Timlin
Area
• Total	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Population  (2000)
• Total	555
• Density	1,900/sq mi (710/km2)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code	724

Stockdale is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 555 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Stockdale is located at 40°5′0″N 79°51′2″W (40.083348, -79.850456).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), of which, 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (12.90%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	731		—
1910	761		4.1%
1920	830		9.1%
1930	772		−7.0%
1940	907		17.5%
1950	870		−4.1%
1960	815		−6.3%
1970	720		−11.7%
1980	641		−11.0%
1990	630		−1.7%
2000	555		−11.9%
2010	502		−9.5%
2015 (est.)	505		0.6%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 555 people, 251 households, and 167 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,091.2 people per square mile (793.7/km²). There were 267 housing units at an average density of 1,006.0 per square mile (381.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.74% White, 0.72% African American, 0.18% Asian, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.

There were 251 households out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the borough the population was spread out with 16.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $30,781 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,470. About 13.6% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.