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Burnside, Pennsylvania
Borough
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Location of Burnside in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Burnside in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
Map showing Clearfield County in Pennsylvania
Map showing Clearfield County in Pennsylvania
Burnside, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Burnside, Pennsylvania
Burnside, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Clearfield
Incorporated 1874
Government
 • Type Borough Council
Area
 • Total 1.73 sq mi (4.49 km2)
 • Land 1.68 sq mi (4.35 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
1,340 ft (410 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 188
 • Density 111.90/sq mi (43.20/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15721
Area code(s) 814
FIPS code 42-10280

Burnside is a borough that is located in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 188 at thetime of the 2020 census.

Geography

Burnside is located in southwestern Clearfield County at 40°48′48″N 78°47′16″W / 40.81333°N 78.78778°W / 40.81333; -78.78778 (40.813203, -78.787645), along the West Branch Susquehanna River. It is bordered on the north, east, and south by Burnside Township and on the west by Indiana County.

U.S. Route 219 passes through the borough, leading north 37 miles (60 km) to DuBois and south 26 miles (42 km) to Ebensburg.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Burnside has a total area of 1.73 square miles (4.49 km2), of which 1.68 square miles (4.35 km2) is land and 0.054 square miles (0.14 km2), or 3.16%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 279
1890 292 4.7%
1900 647 121.6%
1910 493 −23.8%
1920 480 −2.6%
1930 350 −27.1%
1940 414 18.3%
1950 400 −3.4%
1960 307 −23.2%
1970 316 2.9%
1980 347 9.8%
1990 350 0.9%
2000 283 −19.1%
2010 234 −17.3%
2020 188 −19.7%
2021 (est.) 189 −19.2%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 283 people, 102 households, and seventy-nine families residing in the borough.

The population density was 168.8 inhabitants per square mile (65.2/km2). There were 115 housing units at an average density of 68.6 per square mile (26.5/km2).

The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White.

There were 102 households, out of which 35.3% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.10.

Within the borough, the population was spread out, with 25.1% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 8.8% from who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 27.9% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 25.8% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 12.4% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-seven years.

For every one hundred females, there were 106.6 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $21,818, and the median income for a family was $22,031. Males had a median income of $25,833 compared with that of $12,250 for females.

The per capita income for the borough was $9,993.

Approximately 22.2% of families and 27.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 48.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 4.4% of those who were sixty-five or older.

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