Monaca, Pennsylvania

Monaca (/mɨˈnækə/ mi-nak-ə) is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United Statesalong the Ohio River, 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Pittsburgh. Monaca was first incorporated as Phillipsburg in 1840, and had been known by that name since the 1820s. In 1892, the name of the borough was changed to Monaca in honor of the Native American Indian Monacatootha. Monacatootha (which means "Great Arrow"), also known as Scarouady, was an Oneida warrior chief, and was a representative of the Iroquois Confederacy with the authority to supervise affairs among the Delawares and Shawnees in that area. He met with George Washington in Logstown in 1753. He was a strong friend of the English and campaigned against the French. Monaca Borough took its name from a Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad station at the east end of town. Fire clay is found in large quantities in the vicinity. In 1900, the population was 2,008; in 1910, 3,376; and in 1940, 7,061 people were residents. The population was 6,286 at the 2000 census, and 5,628 in the 2010 Census.

Monaca, Pennsylvania
Borough
Former New Philadelphia Society church, founded and led by Bernhard Müller from 1832 to 1833
Motto: "Leading the Way in Beaver County"
Location in Beaver County and state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°41′02″N 80°16′37″W

Geography

Monaca is located at 40°41′2″N 80°16′37″W (40.683966, -80.276986), on the south side of the Ohio River. It is bordered by Center Township to the south and west. Bordering Monaca across the river are, from west to east, the boroughs of Beaver, Bridgewater, Rochester,East Rochester, Freedom, and Conway. Two bridges cross the Ohio River from Monaca: the Rochester–Monaca Bridge carries Pennsylvania Route 18 into Rochester, and the Monaca – East Rochester Bridge carries Pennsylvania Route 51 into East Rochester. A third, the Beaver Bridge, carries rail tracks owned by CSX Transportation from Monaca into Bridgewater.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²), of which 2.0 square miles (5.3 km²) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km²), or 14.89%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,286 people, 2,709 households, and 1,741 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,004.0 people per square mile (1,161.3/km²). There were 2,892 housing units at an average density of 1,382.1 per square mile (534.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.1% White, 1.9% African American, 0.2% Asian, 0% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 2,709 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the borough the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,706, and the median income for a family was $45,046. Males had a median income of $35,436 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,001. About 8.1% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaca,_Pennsylvania

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