Wellersburg, Pennsylvania

Wellersburg, Pennsylvania
Borough
Entering Wellersburg from Maryland
Location of Wellersburg in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Wellersburg
Coordinates: 39°43′51″N 78°51′05″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Somerset
Settled	1830
Incorporated	1857
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area
• Total	0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2)
• Land	0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	181
• Estimate  (2016)	178
• Density	219.75/sq mi (84.83/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code	15564
Area code	814
FIPS code	42-82128

Wellersburg is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 181 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Wellersburg is located at 39°43′51″N 78°51′05″W.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	465		—
1870	290		−37.6%
1880	226		−22.1%
1890	183		−19.0%
1900	158		−13.7%
1910	193		22.2%
1920	247		28.0%
1930	315		27.5%
1940	357		13.3%
1950	369		3.4%
1960	303		−17.9%
1970	266		−12.2%
1980	265		−0.4%
1990	213		−19.6%
2000	176		−17.4%
2010	181		2.8%
2016 (est.)	178		−1.7%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 176 people, 84 households, and 51 families residing in the borough. The population density was 223.4 people per square mile (86.0/km²). There were 90 housing units at an average density of 114.2 per square mile (44.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.86% White, and 1.14% from two or more races.

There were 84 households out of which 15.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the borough the population was spread out with 15.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 27.3% 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 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $21,111, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $24,688 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,495. About 4.3% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.