West Brownsville, Pennsylvania

West Brownsville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 1,075 at the 2000 census.

Geography

West Brownsville is located at 40°1′47″N 79°53′11″W (40.029731, -79.886412)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), of which, 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (8.51%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	477		—
1860	613		28.5%
1870	547		−10.8%
1880	571		4.4%
1890	735		28.7%
1900	742		1.0%
1910	2,036		174.4%
1920	1,900		−6.7%
1930	1,717		−9.6%
1940	1,844		7.4%
1950	1,610		−12.7%
1960	1,907		18.4%
1970	1,426		−25.2%
1980	1,433		0.5%
1990	1,170		−18.4%
2000	1,075		−8.1%
2010	992		−7.7%
2012 (est.)	992		0.0%
Sources:Template:GR

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 1,075 people, 459 households, and 312 families residing in the borough. The population density was 831.7 people per square mile (321.8/km²). There were 527 housing units at an average density of 407.7 per square mile (157.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.14% White, 0.65% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.74% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 459 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the borough the population was spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $27,315, and the median income for a family was $36,641. Males had a median income of $31,964 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,368. About 10.4% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

Railroad

Main Street is notable for featuring on-street running by freight trains down the center of the street.

Notable people

James G. Blaine - United States Secretary of State and Republican Presidential Candidate