Burnside, Pennsylvania

Burnside, Pennsylvania
Borough
The Irvin-Patchin House on Main Street
Map showing Burnside in Clearfield County Map showing Burnside in Clearfield County
Map showing Clearfield County in Pennsylvania
Burnside Pennsylvania
Coordinates:
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	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation	1,340 ft (410 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	234
• Density	139/sq mi (53.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	15721
Area code(s)	814

Burnside is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 234 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Burnside is located in southwestern Clearfield County at (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%
Est. 2014	231		−1.3%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 283 people, 102 households, and 79 families residing in the borough. The population density was 168.8 people per square mile (65.0/km²). There were 115 housing units at an average density of 68.6 per square mile (26.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White.

There were 102 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 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 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 106.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 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 versus $12,250 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $9,993. About 22.2% of families and 27.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.4% of those sixty five or over.